JaxBandster
Well my journey is beginning.
Many years ago (30 to be exact), I was a model. I did runway and photography work. 5'9, 125 lbs. Man I looked good!
Then I had children and everything changed. I'm not so sure I should blame it on my kids really. They didn't cause me to start pigging out and eating things I wasn't supposed to. All I know is that from that point on I have had a battle with my weight.
Like everyone else I have run the diet mill and I have lost! 90lbs on one, 60 on another, 30 on yet another and so on. But inevitably I would always succumb to my cravings and begin to pound carbs and other foods.
I began considering Lap-Band a couple of years ago when I saw Ann Wilson from the rock group Heart on TV. She too had always battled with her weight but in an extremely public way. She talked about how the producers and managers in their videos would hide her behind things. There were only head shots of her. I don't know how she is doing now but I hope the band has continued to work for her.
Now I am hoping it will work for me. I am married with a 16 year old daughter still at home and in high school. My family is supportive. I have read and researched and been to seminars and feel I am ready. My surgery date is February 7th and I am excited and scared all at the same time. I know this will be a major life changing event and those are always scary. But I figure that I can only benefit from having the surgery and I made a list of the reasons why I am having this done.
1. Don’t want to look pregnant
2. Want to look good in jeans and leather
3. Want to be able to get up from the couch without needing a crane
4. Tired of GERD
5. Want my feet to stop hurting
6. Want to be able to fit into theater and airplane seats comfortably
7. Don’t want to be fat Karen riding Fat Bob (my Harley)
8. Don’t want to be embarrassed
9. Want to be able to tie my shoes, shave my legs without effort
10. Want to be able to shop in the regular size departments of stores
11. Want to be able to exercise with Annia (my Rottweiler)
12. Want to be healthy
13. Don’t want to be a fat woman in a bathing suit
14. Want to be able to get myself up off the floor
15. Want to make a good impression on job interviews or business meetings
16. Want to FEEL sexy
17. Want to be able to sleep without having to be inclined
18. Want to look in the mirror and think “hot” not “slug”
19. Don’t want to be heavier than my husband
20. Want to be able to have tummy tuck
So there you have it. I'm on the way. I'll be checking in frequently on my blog I'm sure.
