emergingbutterfly

I have struggled with my weight for decades. I was normal weight/bmi in High School, but had my first child at age 17 and the weight gain began! I "dieted" (and exercised) my way up to 238 pounds and brought on a lot of health problems with my excess weight. I came to the point that I accepted being morbidly obese until I became morbidly UNHEALTHY. A host of health problems presented in rapid succession, all of which could be helped, if not cured, by weight loss. I decided I had no choice. I HAD to do something. Lap-band seemed right for me.