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It has been two months since my banding and I have done really well J although I feel my bad habits coming back….not measuring, grazing, eating when bored/stressed. I need to stop this NOW so I don’t undo what I have worked so hard to achieve. I really don’t want to go back to the old ways, they did not work!!! On the plus side of this cross-road, this is the first time I have been able to catch myself before I fall down the slope. I feel that this is a big victory for me! Being able to identify the problem is the first way to fix it! Now that I’m aware of what is going on, it’s time to step up my self-control and bring out the measuring cups!

The decision to have weight loss surgery has changed my life. This was the best thing I COULD have done for myself. They only regret that I have is that I did not have this done sooner. Getting to this point took a couple of years with my insurance company and many tears. I had been fighting with my insurance company for almost two years before they approved me for banding. Once I submitted all the paper work, pictures, and weight loss records I finally go a letter approving me for banding. Now with the insurance company’s blessing, December 21, 2009 was my day to begin my new life.   Since surgery day, I have never looked back. I have run with the nutritionist and doctors orders and have taken off 33 pounds. I have picked up my exercise from one day a week to 4-5 days a week. I have also gotten serious with portion control. My new best friends are the 4 oz plastic containers. I always measure out my food and stop when I’m done.   That is a big help for me. I only eat what I can see--Out of sight out of mind! The benefits of weight loss surgery have GREATLY out way the challenges of weight loss surgery. The great increase in self-confidence, being able to do more active things, having better communication skills on what I need/want, and feeling better in clothes and over all is so more important than the negative side of weight loss surgery.   The changes that have come along with weight loss surgery have also be a great learning experience for me. The most important thing that I have learned is that I need to put myself first and stand up for myself. It will not kill me to say NO. Its one less letter than Yes! Also, understanding what REAL hunger is verse head hunger. I discovered that I ate because of reasons A through Z, and for the most part it was not because I was hungry.  Since the surgery I have been able to recognize when head hunger strikes and what to do about it. Since surgery, I feel that my “slip ups” have been few and far between. Due to my success the temptation to “cheat” and eat more that I should has disappeared. It’s just not worth delaying the next victory. The challenges of the old Elyse are still there, but I have figured out ways to manage and control them! I could not have come so far with out the help of so many people. My parents, family, and friends have been the best support system I could have asked for. They encourage me every single day and are always there to help.  I could have not done so well with out them—thank you!