Joyia

My name is Joyia. I have been overweight since I was around 8 yrs. old. As with many, I have ried every diet to come a long, including a few not so healthy ones. I was a great success on Phen-fen til they remove it from the market. I gained it all back. After that I decided to give up and embrace me the way I am. At 50 I was diagnose with type 2 diabetes, along with all the other issuse that have arrived over the years,(high blod pressure,high colesterol,high triglycerides,acid reflux etc.) I am not up to 11 medications a day and over $150.00 a month. Most all these will go away with weightloss. I have chosen LapBand, having a friend having it done had helped me to make this choice. I need to lose 80 lbs. My surgery is scheduled for January 8th, I am planning a very healthy and medication free 2010!! My husband is very supportive of me and he is by my side heavy or not, he is excited about the healthy future for me!  We will be maried 25 years this coming October so my goal is to be they weight I was when we were maried. Please let me know of you experiences and suggestions for continious success.