creakyknees

Well tomorrow starts my 1-week- before- surgery- to- drop- 5# diet! I'm both excited and a nervous wreck as I have never had major surgery before. Top weight was 267, of which I managed to get rid of 80#'s of by swimming laps. Have now put 34 of those pounds back on, so am now at 223. Yikes! Haven't been to the pool for 6 long months and had remained at the same poundage for much to long. Thus lapband surgery. Did the math. Have been over the 200# mark for 29 of my 54 years! That's more then sad. I am so ready to change my life forever. Up until about 2 months ago I believed surgery was a cop -out....a cheat. But having educated myself and realizing I simply can't do this on my own anymore.......here I am. Ready to sip through a straw! (at least for a while). There can be no better gift to give oneself then the gift of health and fitness. Here I go...