Here we go again!

I feel like I've started this process numerous times before.

After numerous failed attempts and a "can't do" attitude, I finally feel ready. Ready to change my life. Ready to be healthier. Ready to have the life I deserve.

In July, I began researching the Lap Band surgery. It's a procedure I've heard so much about in the past but never really considered it an option. Perhaps it was seeing the words "morbidly obese" on a Body Mass Index test. Or maybe it's that I really want to have kids and I know that my body is not nearly close to being in shape for a family. Something changed the day I went to my first Lap Band surgery seminar. For the first time in my life, I knew this was something I could do and more importantly I wanted to do for MYSELF.

I've been overweight since the 5th grade. At that time I just thought I was cool because I developed early and lots of boys were paying attention to me. As I got older, weight became more of an obstacle than anything else. My love for dance became embarassing because of the amount of sweating I did. Running made me dizzy. I could come up with a million excuses for exercise I haven't done over the years. All of my excuses stop now.

The Lap Band not the final solution. It's a tool to help me overcome the obstacle which has taken over my life.

I can't wait to be healthier! For the first time ever, I feel like I am in control of my body and I couldn't be happier.