.: Rana :.
I have 3 or 4 more pounds to gain in order to hit that BMI of 40. My Dr. is not in favor of WLS, and she isn't helping either. She thinks that if I make a couple of minor changes to my eating behavior and exercise just a little more that I'll be able to drop 80 - 100 lbs. Yeah, that sounds realistic.
I haven't always been overweight, at least not as a child. I thought I was overweight when I was in high school, but looking back, I really wasn't. I didn't start gaining until I started my first job-- at Togos Eatery. What really did it to me was soda. And the problem is that sugar craves sugar, so I kept drinking more and more.
After a significant weight gain, I decided to try Weight Watchers. I managed to lose 60 lbs! But this was relatively short lived. I eventually gained the weight back. Then I had kids. Each time, I ended up keeping the excess weight I had gained. Then with the stress of having 3 kids close in age, I turned to food to cope with motherhood.
I am finally at a place in my life where I want to make healthy changes. I'm still struggling with making better food choices, especially with the holidays. I need help. I've been doing research on the Band and think it just might be the perfect tool to help me get back to a "normal" weight!
And how did I think to have this procedure done? Back in Oct. of 2005 a good friend of mine had RNY/bypass done. I thought: "gee, maybe I should do that too!" I looked into it and decided that if I could eat the way you have to after surgery then I wouldn't be needing the surgery in the first place! Fast forward a year, and now my friend had lost much of her excess weight and looks great. I decided to look into my options again and found the lap-band. But after doing much research about the Band and about Vertical Gastrectomy, I decided on the VG.
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Before & After
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