Yaya

I have told pretty much everyone, mostly so I can't back out of it! Have had lots of reactions of "that's so exciting!" or "good for you!" which I guess is another way of saying "it's about time!". So far, no really negative reactions.

I have so many different sizes in my closet right now (and of course am in the biggest size right now), that I am looking forward to going closet shopping as I progress!

I’m sure I have a lot of the same reasons others do: I have to think hard about whether a chair will hold me before I sit down. I no longer fit into the clothes I like, and clothes for my size are not very attractive. I had to buy a larger car than I wanted to because I didn’t fit into the one I liked. The only place that makes riding clothes big enough for me has shut down. I won’t fly because the seats are too painfully small. I have sort of become a hermit because I don’t like to go out anymore. I hate having my picture taken. But I guess the last straw was having to put the best horse I have ever owned up for sale because I was just too big for him. I thought about lap band about 7 years ago, but didn’t feel it was right for me, and didn’t want to consider bypass because the thought of a complete intestinal reroute was just a little too much, so when I heard about the sleeve, it sounded just right! The horse hasn’t sold yet, so now I have a goal – lose enough weight to keep him and go back to riding him and hopefully progress to the top level of my sport. It’s been a fast journey (well, after the 7-year delay when I didn’t get lap band). I made the decision in February, saw the doctor two weeks ago, got approved in a week, and will have a surgery date next week hopefully for sometime in April.