Will the real Jennifer please step forward?

Mar 17, 2013

I turned 50 this year. In my family, 50 is a huge milestone. My father died suddenly a week after his 50th birthday and as a result my siblings and I have each approached 50 with a bit more reverence and self-reflection than is commonplace. So this has been a HUGE year for me...

I have been  a "big girl" for about 20 years now and over the course of this, my 50th year, I have realized that my weight has increasingly gotten in the way of me being the person I am meant to be. I also realize that eve though I have been lucky up until now I cannot continue to take my health for granted.

I love kayaking (did a 7 day trip out of Tofino last summer), x-country skiing, hiking, and wandering. I want to be able to do these things without carrying my extra 100+ pounds of weight with me. This winter I really felt the effects of my weight and had a very hard time mustering up the will to do these activities that I know make me feel  so much better about my life. As a result, I had a rather glum winter.

So, after thinking about it off and on over the course of several years, I finally asked my wonderful GP to refer me for GBS. He sent my referral in two weeks ago. I'm not 100% convinced that this is the direction for me.... but I'm getting there!

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