My first time blogging October 15, 2010

 I have never done this before but here goes

My name is Margorie .

After many, many years of dieting, loosing and gaining it all back, I have decided that the lapband is my final solution to loosing the weight and keeping if off.

My daughter's friend has had this done and so  thankfully I have someone who I can ask questions and get first hand knowledge from - she has a really good head on she shoulders and looks at things clearly - I have already had a talk with her and she helped me so much.... not only with the things she said but also because of how wonderful she looks already.

I met with a Nutritionist two weeks ago ... she  took her time with me and we came up with a food plan to follow for these two weeks ... she told me that if I followed just as she told me to do ... I would have a good weight loss ..... and she was right ..... I got on the scale and I almost jumped for joy - 10 1/2 pounds ...  Wow in 14 days  !!!

start weight :  241 1/2

todays weight : 231

I have set up an appointment to see the fitness instructor next week to have a fitness evaluation and from there   she will tell me how much time I should be exercising, what intensity, etc. .. so I am looking forward to that.

Also I go back to see Dr. P on the 28th of October for my second weigh in - I am very motivated to do this right because I want to begin this journey right

I go to see my surgeon , Dr D. on the  1st of November to hopefully schedule my surgery.  I am excited about that.

The only thing I am not excited about is that I will have to pay for everything myself - my insurance company will not cover anything - the biggest cost is the hospital which is unbelievably high .. but I will try and see if I can get them to give me a cash discount since if the insurance company did cover it.... they wouldn't pay the full price anyway.  So I will find out who I have to talk to .... and see what happens.