twobluecats
My story could probably be cut and pasted from so many others here on OH. I have spent probably 30 of my 41 years fighting my weight. I don't ever remember being comfortable in a swimsuit, and I was in high school the last time I tucked in a shirt! I've always had a good sense of self esteem, but my health is my primary reason for needing to make a change. I have type 2 diabetes, thankfully very controlled, and I also have high blood pressure. Neither pose problems right now, but I know that they are both progressive, which means I need to do something to make a real difference and avoid more health issues in the future. I never really thought I would be doing a preop diet in preparation for weight loss surgery, yet here I am. I never judged others, but I just felt so strongly that I could do this all by myself. I can lose weight as proven by my success in 2006 when I lost 90 pounds. But, I never achieved a healthy weight, and I have allowed 45 pounds to creep back on. Yes, I lost 30 again this year, but within three months of not watching every morsel and exercising like I should, I gained those 30 back. I just woke up one day and decided that I didn't want to look back at another year of crawling up only to slide back down. I am having surgery on Monday, December 14, and I am hopeful, optimistic, scared, excited, and every other emotion imaginable. I decided on VSG when I learned about it as it sounded like what I needed for my volume way of eating. I have never been interested in bypass simply because I don't like the malabsorption part of it, and I was lukewarm on the lap band. While researching the lap band, I found information on VSG, and the ball started rolling there. My journey begins now!
