readyforchange1

I have been thinking of getting lap-band surgery for a wile now. I am tired of being depressed and hating my self. I am on depression medication now and felling better mind wise and now I'm ready to change my body. I have a 5 year old and a 12year old who depend on me to be around for them. I have been to the dietitian and I don't have self control. I am a comfort eater. if I feel bad i eat, then i feel worse for eating and end up eating again. I don't have any serious health problems like diabetes, but I can hardly make it up and down the stairs without feeling like I'm going to pass out because I can't breath. I didn't think I wanted a surgery, because it sounds so scary to think i am so fat i need surgery but i am beginning to think there is no other way. I also want another child and i wasn't sure i could have lap-band and be pregnant but the research i have been reading says i can. I am calling my doctor today. i need to take an active approach to this instead of just wishing i was thin! 8/3/09