Countess

I am 38 and  I have been obese all of my life and have tried everything, including thousands of dollars on personal training sessions and my weight goes up every year.  I have battled many demons in my life and food is the one war that I cannot win on my own.  My BMI is between 36-38.  I do not have any co-morbidities, however I had both gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during my last pregnancy.  I am a ticking time bomb.  I have 3 kids under 4, work full-time and the idea that I am going to work out for 2 hours a day AND cook healthy meals every day is unrealistic.  I need an intervention and, selfishly, I want one while my kids are little so that I can teach them a healthy lifestyle, play with them and live longer to enjoy them.  I am willing to self-pay for the band but I am just starting the process so I don't know how surgeons react to my BMI without any major co-morbidities.  We shall see..