My First Blog

OK, so let me introduce myself. My name is Christine and I am 33 years old living on the East Coast. I am considered morbidly obese and have decided to change my life. I have never blogged before, but after doing much research, felt it was the right thing to do. After going to my primary physician Thursday night, I made a decision.....I'm going to start the process for lap band surgery. Back in February, my boyfriend, Anthony, and I went to see a lap band surgeon and after much excitement about the procedure, was a little turned off by the surgeon's 'speech'. Maybe I misunderstood, maybe I was scared. Whatever the case, my little test for myself was knowing what I weighed in at the surgeon's that day in February until my doctor's appointment this week, if I lost an acceptable amount of weight by doing what I always do (make better choices when eating and exercising regularly at the gym), I would not do the surgery. Well, the results were horrible....I hadn't lost or gained an ounce since February. Now, most would say, hey, that's great, you didn't gain any weight, but why am I exercising so much and eating right and not having any results??? Obviously, something is not working and I can't continue any more time trying to convince myself that this is working. I finally found a gym I really enjoy (Contours Express) and will continue to go. I may not always see weight loss results, but can walk for much longer without huffing and puffing and seem to be 'toning' a little bit, so it is working, just not entirely the way I would like. So, my goal with this blog is to post details about my process, good and bad, my feelings and of course, my results. I started scheduling the necessary doctor appointments I need prior to my surgery. I will hopefully be seeing a nutritionist this Friday (I have to hear back from her confirming my appointment) and will be seeing my surgeon again on June 30. I still have to schedule an appointment with a cardiologist and pulmonologist and possibly a sleep study for my sleep apnea. I have talked to a friend of my sister who had the surgery about 3 years ago with positive results, but as she mentions, it's not a cure all. You stll must eat healthy and exercise. She has gained some weight back since the surgery because she hasn't been eating the way she knows she should. I am looking foward to losing weight and being viewed as 'normal' again. I want to ride roller coasters, going on long walks on the beach and enjoy all the other activities I did 10 years ago. I want to be healthy and see my niece and nephews grow up. I think this will be a good thing. No, I KNOW this will be a good thing. Just have to get through the next 8 weeks or so and then my life begins anew.....