MrsErikaH
I’m sure that my story will sound similar to yours, but here goes….This is hard for me because I haven’t ever shared my weight problems with anyone. I’ve tried everything! Lost some weights, gained more back then I lost. I’ve been on Weight Watchers, Why Weight (it’s a diet plan, my work does), and counting calories. Out of the three I’ve only been successful at one of them, and that was counting calories. I would eat 1200 calories a day, and walk a mile. Did great, felt great, and then decided that I would have dinner with friends, which turned into more dinners, then lunches and bigger clothes. As a child, in my teens and also early adult life, I didn’t have any problems with my weight. It all started with my last pregnancy. The baby weight, and all the Snicker Blizzards (Ice Cream, for those who aren’t from Indiana) finally caught up with me. Plus my husband never said one word about me or my weight rising. He just continued to love me, and support me eating, and eating and eating. He loves me unconditionally. All the women in my family are big women. We’re known for our Big Breast, Big Hips and Big Butts. This is where the weight tends to stay on us. All the women in my family suffer from something, whether it’s, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, or High Cholesterol, except me. I don’t have any of theses but I know where I’m heading if I don’t do something about it now and stop playing the Yo-Yo game with my weight. I decided to look into the RNY Gastric Bypass and Lap Band, after talking with a co-worker and two of my church members who had the RNY Gastric Bypass. I started doing research, watching a ton of YouTube videos from people who had one or the other surgery. Which was also, I thought. Talked it over with my husband, prayed asking God to reveal which one I should have and then decided that since I work at a hospital that does both surgeries and I knew I’d be in good hands, and also the reputation of our hospital, I decided to give them a call. I made an appointment and here I am now. Right now, I’m awaiting approval from my insurance company to get the Lap Band. I’m praying that I’ll get approved for this surgery because I need to take back control over my life. I have to stop allowing food to have control. I have to stop justifying my eating. I want a lot of things in my life, but this is something that I NEED. And if it’s God’s will, this will happen. Erika
