A little about myself!

Now, don't get me wrong, I love Miss Piggy. She is the most glamorous swine in the swine family but I'm shooting for a slimmer version of her!

I am 42 and the Mom to a wonderful young man. I have been overweight most of my adult life. I started researching lapband surgery in May 2009. I attended a seminar after driving past a billboard that had a before picture that looked like I felt (overweight and miserable). I saw the doctor, was pre-certified by my insurance, got a psych evaluation and had my surgery almost 3 months after I saw that billboard. I am a little over 6 weeks out. I have lost 17.5 lbs....woohoo! I have lost many inches, I'll post measurements later. And, at this point, most important, I have been able to cut out one of my blood pressure meds! I'm still taking my water-pill until I see my doctor in 2 weeks! I had my first fill 4 weeks out, it didn't seem to make a whole lot of difference in restriction but the band in place has already made a HUGE difference! I am so excited about this journey! Go bandsters!