Hello!! My name is " "LADYbug j " but " you can call me "jbug" and this is my story:

I'am a 37 year old (SBF) I have been thinking about "wls" for about two years and officially started my journey, April 2006.

As a child I was skin and bones (go figure huh?) As an adolescence I started to develop early, before my friends, with hips and bust.  Over the years I gained weight gradually?  In my early twenties, I had gallbladder surgery.  Which is the organ that helps break up your fatty foods in the digestion system.  The doctor cautioned me that I would have to be on a low fat diet for the rest of my life!! . Shortly after that, my weight increased over time.  Like everyone else I tried all types of diets and fads to lose weight.  I would always lose weight on the diets, but was never able to maintain, and of course I would re-gain all my weight and plus more!! This cycle went on for years.  The most successful diet for me ever, was the Atkins, with that diet I lost 60lbs. within a few months.  I was looking and feeling great!!  In the beginning I was under Doctor's care to monitor my cholesterol levels and any other health issues. The Atkins diet has gotten a bad name.  We all know any diet will work "If" we can stick to it, I will admit because I was always so impatient with weight loss, The Atkins diet gave me what I wanted. "Results!!" I was loosing weight, muscle, fat, water, tissue I didn't care the scale was moving down quickly, and I loved it, but all good things come to an end!  I got stressed on the job and couldn't cope.  I continueously kept getting off track.  I lost that battle!! :(  A low carb. diet does work! I said "low carb. not "NO" carbs.  If all goes well with my surgery, I will do low carbs. again, in moderation.  I was a true "Atkins Kid"  My sister used to call me, the"carb. police" Anyone can and may, bad mouth Atkins all they want.  Atkins worked for me, and I loved it. So you may say why didn't I go back to it?? I did repeatly, how many times I tried and tried.  Atkins for Life!!  Okay enough of that.

Did I metion that I work in a Bakery?  Don't worry I used my will power then and I will use my will power again!!  As I said, I started thinking about "wls" two years ago, I had a false alarm preg. and decided after I got  my results back, not PG.  I would seriously look into having surgery.  My family was against it originally, a year or so later I metioned it again, and they were a little more supportive of me having the surgery.  For approval, from my health insurance carrier a "wls" canidate must be in a weight management program for 6-months to a year.  I searched for a weight management program for a few months, I found a program, and my journey began.  I lost my patience more then once and wanted to give up, but  two really good friends, encouraged me to "hang in there" with everything.  After getting really fraustrated yet again with all the test, and red tape!! It was then that I turned to God, and prayed for patience with everything going on in my life.  Including my mixed feelings about "wls" Finally!!! I got a tenative date?  I am so excited & scared too!! because I do really  want this to happen for me.  At times I can't believe it may actually really happen? and at other times I still worrie over it?  I will continue to pray, over it as well :) For me it will not seem real until I'm driving to the hospital the morning of surgery, or when I'm in the hospital bed getting ready to go under perhaps that's when I'll know it's really happening?  I will continue to pray that it does!! & It really did!! On March 20th 2007!! Amen!!

Thanks!! for reading my story

"jbug" :) Ladybugs are Good Luck, I wish You!! Luck on your journey!!!

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Before "wls"& After!!