A new beginning is where I am. With the encouragement or was it the threatening of my primary care doctor and my cardiologist and with the blessing of my husband, I have chosen to have the Realize Band (a type of lapband) put in as a tool to assist in losing weight.
I have always been overweight. I think I weighed 50 lbs at birth (well, maybe not that much) but even as a child I was chubby and I just never really slimmed down. Probably the summer I got married was the smallest I was and even then I was 20 lbs. overweight.
I have tried a lot of different diets and have come to realize (pun intended) that I must change my eating habits. The band will help me to do this. It will let me know when I am hungry and when I am full. The consequences of overeating are uncomfortable to say the least and not pleasant at all.
I am grateful for the opportunity to change. Without the insurance we have, I would not have been able to have this surgery.
Some people have said, "well, just cut your food in half". My problem is that I know the rest of the food is there and so I eat it if I want it. Hopefully I will learn that I have the power over my body to eat what I need and will get my weight to a healthy place.
I hope to share ideas and recipes on this blog that will benefit others who are fighting this same battle.
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