Hello. Since my surgery is on Monday 3/21/11, I decided to get this blog thing moving. I want to be engaged on this forum as I feel the knowledge here is amazing and I hope someone can also use me in the future as I have used all of you for support.
I am 53 yo Hospice RN in CA. I am divorced, and have 2 beautiful grown daughters. I have been overwieght most of my life, but most of my weight came on after my kids were born. I never lost the baby weight. My highest weight was 250#, but I hired a trainer in 2008-2009 and lost to 215#(over 7 mos! sad huh?). I felt pretty good, but as always has happened in weight loss for me, life happened. I moved to the Bay Area for an awesome job. Was busy with so many things, hiring a new trainer went out the window and over the year in 2009-2010, I gained some weight back ~ to 225#. In March of 2010, I was riding my bike, circuit training, UJAM Fitness and very active. I was feeling really good about my physical self and the weight was SLOWWWWLY coming off. On on beautiful day in March, I hopped on my bicycle and started out on the 11 mile 1 way trip to the gym for circuit training. Some guy in a HUGE pickup truck merged without regard for the bike lane and long story short, pushed me down and over the handlebars.(I have a whole new respect for helmets)  I hit my whole right side of my body on a berm, mostly affecting my right knee(the GOOD knee) and elbow & hip. Since then, my knee swells up when I workout too much, setting me back on a monthly basis. As of Nov-Dec I was 245 and I REFUSED to hit 250 again. I was scared. I hired a trainer again, stayed with UJAM for my cardio...but the cycle continued. I was frustrated every time I had to rest the knee due to swelling. So in Jan, I asked my Dr for a referral for a Lapband that I had seen on the news as the newest thing...but after going to classes and researching hours and hours, I decided on the VSG. This was a personal decision for me, and I do not feel anyone else is wrong for whatever decision was right for them. I had contemplated RNY years ago, but did not like the movement of my anatomy in such a drastic way. I am excited, scared and relieved to be finally taking back control and starting of a journey of success instead of repeated failures. Thank you ALL for the support here. The knowledge base is HUGE. 
Linda B.

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03/21/2011
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Mar 07, 2011
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