Crispaholic

Hi! All,I decided after years of dieting and going to the gym I had had enough of being miserable. I went on holidays with my sister to Rome and hated how I looked in the photos. I had reached the point where I could not let my weight stop me from living the life I wanted. I also looked at all my aunts and noticed that all of them were over 210 lbs or 15 stone ( 95kgs). I was made redundant from my job and I used part of my redundancy package to pay for surgery in the UK. I travelled from Dublin Ireland to the UK on the 1st of July 2010 and had my surgery. The 1st of July is my new birthday, I feel like I have been reborn. I have lost 16lbs since surgery and I am getting my first fill on Wednesday the 11th of august. I feel happier in myself and now if I want to eat everything on my plate I can't physically do it. I always had guilt about leaving food on my plate so ate it even if I felt full......now I can't finish the plate even if I want to. My BMI was 34.9% I stuffed for 2 weeks before my consultation as my BMI was 33 so I was not taking the chance that they would try and make me go to a dietican as that had never worked.  I now feel more attractive and sexy and I am in a smaller dress size al ready. The lap band was the best decision I ever made .....I was kind to myself for the first time ever