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lunarose

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Hi All, Let's see I am in my fifties married 20 years to a wonderful support man am 5'2" and weight 200lbs. I have always been overweight I can remember at an early age not understanding why I was overweight or what it was just that I was overweight and the only one in my immediate family that was. I don't think there has ever been a time when I wasn't dieting or at the very least conscious of the things I ate that should not have not that that had ever stopped me. My biggest issue is that when I eat I just plain eat too much I only feel satisfied when I feel full and it takes a lot to get me there. To make matters worse somewhere along the line I developed the habit of eating once a day. In my twenties the only time in my life when I was actually thin. I discovered walking and love it to this day, yes I have been walking for the last 30 years not as much as I did when I was younger but I still walk 5 miles a day 5 days a week with hills. And yet over the years the pounds crept up. I think the walking has kept the weight gain in check to some extent. Anyway the walking has given me a false sense of security calling my self "fat but fit" thinking I was keeping any potential weight health issues far away. Then a couple of years ago my blood pressure started climbing along with my cholesterol and I really could not fool myself any longer. I know that if I do not do something my health will start failing no matter how much I exercise. I know I have trouble getting to my feet not just when I am on the floor but also rising from a chair. I also know that a life time of dieting has not worked and that I could not convince myself that somehow history would not repeat itself. That all my efforts keep me running in place I never go anywhere. So I have decided on the sleeve not for vanity sake though I know there is some vanity involved but mostly because I realize that I can either have my stomach under the knife or in a few years my heart. I had a bit of a wake up call with my pre op ekg it was considered borderline with the possible beginnings of major issues. I have to do something and this is my choice. Tomorrow 8/24 I go in for surgery. I am scared out of my mind about now. Scared about surgery, scared about recovery, scared about complications and most scared of it not work.

Nancy

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Nancy - I hope that surgery went well, which I'm sure that it did. I had surgery on 8/13, and have made it this far and am doing better every day. One of my friends told me that they were impressed with my decision to have surgery and that it was a very brave thing to do. That has really stuck with me. So to that end, I pass this on. You made a very brave decision, which you should be commended for. Our journey has been a tough and often times unforgiving one, but I truly believe that you and I are now on a path towards health and peace. My first two weeks have been up and down. But today was a good day and already I'm feeling the positive effects of the initial weight loss. Just think, with the weight you loose, there is no reason you can't get back to walking as much as you did when you were younger. Surgery is a very significant step, but it is just the first, so don't be discouraged if you struggle post surgery, you absolutely made the right decision. We are brave women who have said enough is enough. One year from now, we are going to be smokin' hot and feeling great :).

Katy

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