So it starts...

May 20, 2010

Well, Tuesday, I went to my informational meeting in Derry and took the first step on my journey to weight loss.  I am pretty pumped to move this process along so I'm attempting to get things accomplished ASAP!  That's just how I do things I guess, all or nothing.  Yesterday I met with Cindy Donovan in Portsmouth and had my "official" weigh-in so they could calculate my BMI, my pre-op goal weight, and ugh... the pounds I have to lose.  It is probably my biggest concern to take off this small amount of weight and keep it off, but I know if I just adjust my lifestyle a bit it would probably be no problem.  I can suffer through the dieting part, my biggest issue, is making time to exercise.  I have 2 small children and a busy job and could most likely come up with a dozen other excuses as to why I don't have time to exercise.  I am planning on attending my first support group meeting on Monday night in Portsmouth and I am hoping that the people I meet there will help to give me a little personal inspiration to tough out this process that to me now, feels agonizing drawn out.  I have a feeling in another six months, it's going to seem like small potatoes!  So anyways, I've NEVER told anyone this before but my starting weight was... eek....  288lbs.  I need to reach a pre-op weight of 273lbs by losing 15lbs, and my BMI was a whopping 45 (which I already knew so no shocker there).  Wish me luck all, and I hope to cross paths with you on this difficult yet rewarding journey!

Becca

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