As i do not have medical insurance, I was lucky to find a program at Bellevue Hospital in NYC that offered weight loss surgery for New Yorkers at a very reasonable cost (only $150 for this unemployed, non- insured New Yorker), and I figured this was the time to do it. So after some misgivings (okay, lots of misgivings!) I was banded 9/12/11 and have begun my journey. I'm hoping that this blog will help me successfully navigate the lifestyle changes that I need to internalize to create a new life!
I'm off to a good start, and have lost over 32 lbs from my highest weight (including a 10 lb loss after gall bladder surgery in April) and am now at Post Op Day #34. The first 28 days were easy. Little appetite, restricted food plan (clear liquids, full liquid, mushies, soft food), and rapid weight loss. Now that I'm on regular food, my appetite is returning and my weight loss has slowed. That's okay, because the rapid weight loss at the beginning scared me a little -- it seemed too "easy" and thus couldn't possibly last..
And yet, I'm afraid of failure, or is it fear of success? I guess we'll find out! I intend to do this only once, so need the lifestyle changes to stick. Slow and steady will be my motto -- I'm in this for the long haul -- can I think of any more trite truisms?
First step: goal setting.
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