Marlu77

I have been overweight since I was a child.  When I turned 50 I discovered I had diabetes.  I also had high blood pressure and high cholesterol.  It stands to reason since I wasn't taking care of myself and lived a sedentary lifestyle.  It was a gallbladder attack that introduced me to Dr. Hanna and his suggestion that although I wasn't overly obese, I might qualify for lapband surgery because of my other medical issues.  I did qualify and there was never a question in my mind whether or not to have the surgery.  I had been overweight so long and it played such a role in my mindset that I wanted to see what it was like to be different & normal.So, 2 years later, I've lost 50 lbs and although I'm in much smaller clothes, I look much better, and I feel much better, I still have that "overweight" mindset.  I'm working on it.  It's been a long 2 years and a short 2 years.  There's never been any looking back or regrets for me.