Till I am banded... I paid the $1000.00 deposit, filled out all the forms and talked to my GP about getting the lap band today. She said since she knows about my constant gain, lose, gain, lose over the last 5-7 years she is supportive of me getting the lap band. That was a huge relief!! I though for sure she would tell me to try and diet again... WooHoo! Another person to add to my support circle!!

I am practicing chewing lots, eating slowly, only eating if I am hungry, and eating smaller portions more often. I also am working out like crazy. In the last 4 days I have played 3.5 hours of volleyball and ran 5 km. Woot!!!! I would do more but I have a 6 month old that requires a lot of attention!!! I love him to bits!! I can't wait to be healthier and chase him around the back yard when he starts to walk.

I am scared and nervous for the surgery because there will be no turning back AND what if I fail??!?!?! I don't want to fork out $17,000 to fail!!! But I have hope that controlling my portion sizes with this tool will help me lose the 70 pounds I need to to be healthy! I do eat healthy - just to much food at each sitting!! mmmmmm baked chicken boobs!!!

Everything seems to be falling into place - now I have to book my flights!!!