bobbyekat

Native Texan living in the historic district McKinney TX

I served in the Texas Army National Guard. I was activated and sent over to serve in Saudi Arabia in the Army during Desert Storm.

I was gifted my Lap Band in January of 2010 from my friend Sharon Goodfriend. She had enjoyed the benefits of a Gastric Bypass and her dieing wish was for me to be free from the hobbles of Morbid Obesity. Not quite 5'2" and at 238# my BMI was 40.1 I was a hostage in my own body. I had gotten up to a size 24 in pants. I was on blood pressure medicine. It seemed that the active part of my life was over.

My initial weight lose was 40# and everything in my body was loose. I was prone to injury and spent as much time recovering and exercising. My mind and body want to go but until I develop the durability well you know the story. With the longevity of improved habits I dropped another 25#. I have gotten down to a size 12 in pants.

I still have 30# to go and participation is key to continuing progress. Prior to my surgery I had quit smoking for 10 years. I flirted with disaster during the decline and death of my friend and found myself with a tobacco habit again. I put it down for the surgery and went about 4 months.

Changing my love affair with food gave me the perfect excuse to pick up tobacco again. It has been a beating. I have stopped the cigarettes but still use Snus at this writing February 2012. I LOVE food! I have enjoyed sobriety now for over 25 years. Having an addictive personality is in the hard-wiring.

I did not become a little round woman dieting. I have the perfect genes to be round and die young. I desire a healthy able life and an appropriate relationship with my food loves.

It is as easy to make a good decision as it is a bad one. Creating accountability for and to myself is key. I rebel from solicitous friends. I find hanging out with others who share the life change with me helps a whole lot.

I am in my mid-forties and my metabolism is changing. So to be responsible for myself and my choices is everything. My mantra is: No one is responsible for my good attitude but me.