gina50
I have been healthy. I have been unhealthy. I have been in shape and now very out of shape. So, here's my story. I am retired from the Navy. Most of that time I was within my BMI. Of course, it was up and down but never so up that I couldn't get it down. After retiring I was healthier than ever and at a weight that was good for me. What happen? Started over eating. Slowly. Then the yo-yo diets started. About six years ago I changed jobs and my stress level increased. I began eating more and more and before I knew it I had ballooned to a weight that is impossible to get off with dieting. In 2006 I started researching WLS options. I went to seminars, read literature, and talked to people who had surgery. I turned 50 and told myself that was the year. Nope. I could lose weight on my own. I tried, believe me I tried. A year and a half later I decided I would have the Lap Band. That I was worth it.
