sclong

Hi Everybody!My name is Sara, I am a 32 year old married mother of one daughter, who is 1.  I decided last summer after attending a seminar at the local Bariatric Surgery Center to start working towards having Lap-Band surgery.  I just found out last week that I was approved by my insurance!  I am very excited.  I have to go to a nutrition class next week and then I will find out the date for my surgery.I have struggled with my weight my entire life.  The first time I went on a diet was around 10.  I slimmed down around 16, but started to gain again around the age of 20, which looking back was also around the time I began to have symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.  I am pre-diabetic and had insulin dependent Gestational Diabetes when I had my daughter in 2008.  I think having my daughter was what really opened my eyes to the fact that my weight is a problem.  Plus, I want to be a good role model for her and don't want her to have to struggle with her weight the way I have.I am very excited about having lap-band surgery.  Nervous too, but mostly excited.  I feel like it's a new chapter for me.  I know that I am an emotional eater, and I"ve been trying to work on that...I know this process won't be easy, but I think about how different my life will be a year from now and the possibilities that life will hold for me once I can do things that I avoid now because of my weight, like roller coasters and clothes shopping.  I look forward to sharing my experiences with all of you!