janetandtoby

My story begins as a chubby 4th grader who disliked being called a Campbells soup kid.  That was the first time I remember being teased about my weight.  I began my lifelong journey of yo-yo dieting at the age of 10.  I remember crying to my mom and telling her that I didn't want to be fat anymore.  She made an appointment with my doctor and he put on a typical low calorie diet. It was impossible and I did lose the baby fat that I was carrying.  I was normal to overweight throughout my highschool years and then came college.  The dreaded freshman 15 and then some came with a vengence.  For the next 20 years I would try pills, shakes, soups and gym memberships all to no avail.  I almost had convienced myself that this was how it was going to be and I should just embrace my plus girl status.  Things happen and life rolls along and I discovered that my insurance would cover the lap band procedure.  I had thought about it in the past but it was out of my financial reach.  Now with insurance it was something that I could honestly consider.  So I begin my journey towards a new way of living.  I have to complete some insurance requirements but hopefully by June 2010 I will have my band.   And it is now that I believe the dieting will stop and the living will begin. UPDATE: I received my band on Friday, July 2, 2010!