My decision to have the Lap-Band®

I received an email this week and it has inspired me to write this post. I wanted to explain why I decided to have the Lap-Band® Surgery verses just trying to eat healthier and becoming more active.

My whole life I yoyo dieted as I am sure many of you have done as well. They usually work great, but who can do it forever? Not many of us. I have an emotional addiction to food and I was not really aware of this until after I graduated high school. As a child and through my teen years I just equated my chubbiness to boredom eating, which it was but as I got older I saw that I ate for every emotion and all my thoughts revolved around food. These feelings got stronger and I began to feel like a prisoner to food and my weight and when I reached that feeling of hopelessness that is when I looked for help.

Some people might think, but why surgery? Why didn’t I just go to the gym? I don’t know how to explain it to you other than that just was not going to work long-term. I decided that I really truly needed surgical help to help me create a new lifestyle for myself, one that I could maintain for the rest of my life. No more yo-yoing.

This was 100% the right decision for me and I would not take it back, ever! I think that if what I have posted about here reminds you of yourself at all, then you would probably not regret the decision to have the Lap-Band® either. =)

I hope that it helps at least 1 person.

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Cruise Pics & Wednesday Weigh In

I hope you enjoy my cruise slide show!!!

Last Wednesday's Weight: 167lbs

This Wednesday’s Weight: 167lbs

The rise of the plateau again! Muahahahaha. lol No seriously it is that time of the month so you know how that goes. I feel wonderful though and I have this new found sense of....what is the word I am looking for? Self belief....that is what it is! I don't know I just feel like I can do it, I can hit my goal. Maybe it was the finale of biggest loser last night that is making me feel this way! Did you guys see Olivia? She looks AMAZING, she was my fave all season!! =)

On another wicked cool note.....I only need 4 more people to have 200 followers!!! That would be awesome if I acquired those within the next month because next month marks my 2yr Bandiverary and it would just be neat to have 200 followers in 2 years! =)

My mom has been following a 1200 calorie "diet" but its more of a lifestyle change since like mid March and it's really working for her! She isn't even exercising much and she is dropping like a couple lbs every few days. I need to start watching my caloric intake as well. I find that every once in a while I need to count points just to realize all the little things I am eating here and there that really add up,so I am going to do that this week!

I hope you are all starting to enjoy some nice weather! Last week all we had was rain day after day in MA, but yesterday and today are beautiful!! =)