leighannefl
My Blog
Aug 17, 2007
8-17-2007 One month and one day after my surgery!
I had the Lap Band surgery on 7/16 in Tampa, at UCH. The range of emotions that I have had over the last 4 weeks have been so extreme. Last time I weighed in I was down 31 lbs since the surgery. Which is awesome. People are starting to notice and I am finally feeling the difference in my clothes.
I have found that the hardest thing for me is thinking about what I am going to eat! Its amazling hard now for me to go out, plan meals.... the first things that come to mind are all the things that I can no longer eat. I also miss the conveience of it all. Whats for lunch.... ahh whatever lets just run through Taco Bell! Don't feel like cooking.. no big deal lets just go to Olive Garden! Going to Moms house for dinner.... she calls 3 times can you eat this,,,, will you eat that.... is it going to bother you if there is a birthday cake? Friends invite you over for dinner and serve up guess what... pasta and then a big production about finding something I can eat. And I know that this is the way it will be for the rest of my life, but honestly it SUCKS!!!!! IT feels great to be loosing the weight don't get me wrong.. its something that has to be done! But never in a million years did I have any idea that it would take me 3 hours just to grocery shop!
I made this decision for myself but mainly for my daughter. Emma Leigh is 3 years old and is the light of my life... I started gaining weight when I turned 12 and never stoped. I was a
