goals2behad
Hi I am Jen. 36 yr old wife and mother. I am on the lightweight side with a BMI of 35.1. I started looking into Lap Band surgery in 2009. I had went to the seminar with a friend and decided that I was not "big" enough and I should work harder to control my weight. I am about 30lbs heavier than I was 2009. over the past few years I have weighed much less and much more.My problem is my weight is out of control! At this point I am suffering from pain in my left foot and knee( i take Advil almost every night)...that comes and goes with the weight. GERD, HB and sleep apnea. Now my thought is do I wait until I am 40 BMI or higher and see what conditions I have or end this now. I have done so much research that I feel I am fully aware the the band is a tool not a save all. Like any other program I have been on I hope I can do this! Like the rest of you starting the process I have crazy thoughs going through my head of band slippage, infection, food getting stuck etc. I also have crazy thoughts of feeling great when I walk in a room, not dreading a lecture from my doctor, enjoying the gym!!! I guess it is the risk I have to take to be the HEALTHY person I really WANT to be!
