Judebo

Hi, I'm a country gal from the beautiful Appalachian mountains of Kentucky. I'm 49, married to my high school sweetheart now for over 30 years and the very proud mother of 2 gorgeous girls. Last year I became acquainted with lap band when my oldest daughter had the procedure. I was there from the first seminar to the most recent fill. I'm very proud of her bravery and she's lost about 53 pounds since 8/2/07. I've come looking for help. I'm 'obese' (hate that word). Cried my eyes out the first time I saw that written on a receipt from my doctor. Had an obgyn tell me once that women should be charged by the pound, the more pounds-the more problems...sadly he is right (at least in my case). I have high blood pressure, diabetes, hypothyroidism and zero enegry. I feel like a prisoner in this body. I've seriously just recently come to realize how big I am. It's like I've gone through life with blinders on until recently. I'm 5'5 and weigh 265 pounds. My peak weight was 293 but I've managed to lose 28 pounds in about 2 years but I seem stuck now. I've come to this website in the hope of getting some valuable information from someone who might now where I can go for help. I have no insurance and cannot possibly take on the debt of $19K. Does anyone know of any program, etc that helps people in my position? Any help will be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to have found this website and will gladly share the journey I'm on with my daughter. She's so beautiful and personable, I'm so glad she has had her lap band.