LisaDian
A little history that will probably sound familiar to most women who have battled a chronic weight problem: I was 11-years-old when I went on my first diet. I look back at pictures of myself at the age of 10 and I can't believe I thought I was fat. I was tall...and even a little lanky. But somehow in my mind I was terribly overweight. That first grapefruit diet resulted in losing 10 pounds. By the time I was 13, I was a veteran of dieting and actually lost the 30-pounds I had accumulated since that first diet. That's been my pattern for the last 35 years... dieting, losing, gaining even more...until now I find myself at least 100 pounds overweight.
I've been on the diet circuit with which everyone is so familiar. From the 800-calorie-a-day diets to Phen-Fen to Body-for-Life and even intense psychological counseling to "find the underlying reasons" that keep me overweight. Like everyone else, I'm sure there are plenty of psychological reasons. But basically, food is how I deal with stress...and I don't see the stressors in my life ever going away. Wouldn't want them too... because most of them have to do with family and job...and I love my family and really enjoy my job. Even though I'm smart enough to know that when something really bad happens I eat...I can't seem to stop myself from using that crutch. Finally, I'm praying I may have found something with this lap band procedure that will help me change that life-long habit.
