beverlybbarnes

Hi there. My name is Beverly and I am a married mother of four holding down a career, school and a food addiction. I decided a few years back after battling this addiction for atleast 20 of my 31 years, to have weight loss surgery. After struggling with a few insurances that had exclusions in their policies, I saved my own money and decided on the lap band with Dr. Ariel  Ortiz at the OCC in Tijuana this past August. I will admit that at first I was adamant about having the gastric bypass because I had and still to this day, this fear that I won't lose as much as I want with the band. With that being said, I am here to try and prove myself wrong. I have lost only ten pounds on this journey thus far with my first fill done this past weekend. I do realize that this is not a quick fix and the results are determined by ME and me only. I joined this forum for friendship, kind words, advice and all things that are positive. I would love to hear your story because I feel like we are all on this journey together.