How odd to think it's already 2015! And even more curious, to see that it's been almost 5 years since I've posted on my blog!
This is going to be an exciting year. For the past four months, I've been busy getting a battery of tests to see if I qualify for bariatric surgery. Apparently I do. Even at the ripe old age of 66, I have been scheduled for Bariatric Sleeve surgery this March.
I really have a wide range of emotions. Scared, excited, concerned, hopeful and ready. Sigh
I must admit that I really don't know where to begin. So....I'll just start...
Like more than half of Americans, I've been overweight most of my adult life. Over the years I've lost and gained at least three major amounts of weight. Not counting my six pregnancies. I did not grow up fat. I gained weight in my late teens, and then for the next 50 years roller coasted gaining and losing, and at last, just gaining and finally staying heavy.
I was almost ready to just stay heavy, until a couple of years ago when my weight really started affecting my health. I developed Type II diabetes, and found even short walks left me out of breath. About that same time, my daughter decided to have bariatric surgery for her weight problem. I watched with admiration as she slowly but surely lost the extra pounds. My thought was, wish I would have done the surgery years ago! But I wasn't in my 30's anymore.
What finally changed? Stay tuned...
