This is Me, now!
I felt that I need to start a blog. I thought why not, everyone starts one. Tomorrow I am going to be doing a major part of the beginning of my new life. I am getting the gastric bypass surgery on August 17, 2011, but before I get the surgery I have to go through an educational class that will tell me how I need to adjust my life to accommodate my new lifestyle. I have been told not to get the surgery, I am taking the easy way out, I am not looking out for my own health and well being. Well if you are against this surgery, you need to stop thinking negative. There have been studies done where it improves the health of the person who has had a weight loss surgery. I go to a support group that is ran by my surgeon's office. One of the ladies that had surgery almost 3 months ago used to need a walker, be on oxygen, and was diabetic, doesn't need anything to help her live. Her list of medications have been more than cut in half, I think out of 20 medications she is now only taking 3. No this surgery isn't a cure all for everything, it's a change of life and a tool to help improve your life. I am excited for this surgery. I feel my boyfriend of 5 years isn't giving me enough support. I don't think he realizes how important it is for me. I feel that I need help with my life and this is how I am going to live past the age 45. I don't want to post my progress on Facebook, I want to WOW my classmates next year at my ten year reunion, I want to be able to walk into a store and not have little kids stare and me and ask their parents why am I so fat or how did I get so fat. It's insulting. I have goals, I want to go to Disneyland with my three beautiful nieces and go on all the rides with them and not worry about falling out of the ride because I cannot buckle the safety belt. This is my new beginning, it's my story, but most of all it's my life.
