Truly Genuine Lady

I also think this forum and weekly attendance of support groups are the perfect recipe to aid in my success as I navigate through this process. I know I will learn a great deal from the members of this forum resulting in a camaraderie that only those of us who have struggled on so many levels due to weight challenges can understand. And who have chosen life over the shackles of the physical and emotional effects of being over weight.

I pray for you and ask you to keep me in your ardent prayers as well.

Thank you,

Truly Genuine Lady

Sooooo I am extremely excited - yet equally nervous and still wish in the recesses of the corners of my mind that I somehow had the internal fortitude to achieve my desired health goals without the surgery. But, alas, I know that I am fortunate to have this alternative. I embrace what lies ahead and pray that my surgery and post surgery process is event free.

Thankfully, I have gotten past this internal struggle - trying not to think about where I could be had I only chosen this path years ago. I must focus on today and gaze intently towards the horizon - I have made a decision that will positively alter my life and grant me more time to enjoy family and friends and free me from the debilitating effects of obesity.

In a little over a week the next stage of my journey begins - must admit it is a journey that I wish I did not have to take - I struggled with this decision for a few years and a few months ago decided I needed to move forward in life and take this step to have a better quality of life - to regain the vim and vigor I once took for granted. I always admired friends and coworkers who made the choice at a better life (opting for bariatric surgery) and cheered them on every step of the way - but somehow I was not willing to grant myself the same non judgmental consideration. Feeling that somehow, I should and could overcome this addiction through sheer will and determination - Despite 26 years of evidence to the contrary.