In just 5 weeks, I will be in bandland! It's so hard to believe!

I've been researching the band for almost 2 years and even thought I could try to do it on my own, "one last time". I'm so tired of the yo-yo dieting! I'm tired of working hard to lose weight and then regain it all plus some when I go off the diet!

Thank God that I have been approved for this band. He is blessing me and helping me to finally start living my life in a healthy way to honor Him.

Today a friend and I went walking. We walked for 30 minutes (about 2 miles) and planned to walk daily during the week. What a blessing to get a jump start on living a healthy life before getting banded!

I have already started drinking protein shakes, limit my carb intake and try to eliminate junk food from my diet.

I am very excited about this new healthy lifestyle. I am also nervous about the surgery itself and the gas/pbing that will follow. But, the potential risks are worth it to me if I can get healthy and reduce my risk of worsening my health in the long run.

Good Luck to you. I am still waiting insurance approval so am not yet banded, but I can't wait. I have also tried to do the preop liquid diet just to get used to it. It hasn't been that bad. So that is a good idea to start on protein shakes and cutting carbs.