Well, today i have finally decided to begin this journal. i have never written a journal (except the required entries in school). I have decided to do this so that I can remember everything during my journey. Today is Sunday Feb 26, 2006. I am scheduled for surgery on Friday March 3rd with Dr. Spivak in Houston. I have been reading as much as possible on this website along with the Yahoo group Houston Area Bandsters as to what to expect from this point on with my weight loss. I have always struggled with my weight. When I was in high school, I was a huge size 9. OMG to be that size again! Anyway, I moved to Texas when I was 20 and came her at a size 7. That was completely wrong! With my bone size, my body should never be a size 7. It was the drugs that I was addicted to. With moving to a new state, came seditary and depression from not knowing anyone. Anyway the weight slowly crept up and now at age 36 I am a wopping 258 lbs. :help: After my marriage to my husband it seems like i gained like 60 lbs off the bat. Then came my beautiful son 5 years later :biggrin1: and another 60lbs. Anyway, I have decided that I have to do something. My father passed away at 49 of a heart attack. He was 6'4 280lbs, smoked like a chimney and drank like a fish. His cause of death... cardio myopathy. Basically heart disease. I don't drink much but do smoke. That is the next battle to conquer.

I have been given eating instructions from the dr. office and plan to follow them to the "t". i am just a little nervous after that! I will keep posting in my joural as to the progression etc.

bye for now!