New Journeys????

Well, this post is sure to get people disagreeing, but since I enjoy a good debate, here it goes anyway. :)

I have begun a new journey of sorts; I am sure people will have opinions about it-but with all due respect it doesn't really matter. I am under the advisement of several professionals and have the full support of my husband. That is what matters.

So, that said, I am on the journey to prepare for bariatric surgery, as in gastric bypass. No date has been set, and there are still many appointments to get through; but that said, I am on the journey towards it. I have had four appointments already in preparation for this surgery, not including lab work and PCM visits. I have had an endoscopy, visited the head of bariatrics at Ft.Carson, and have been to the Wellness Center. I still have to go though a psychiatric evaluation, dietician appointments, support groups, and more.

I have been through the weight loss game for quite literally as long as I can remember. I have tried every diet there is, it seems. Weight Watchers, HCG, low carb, working out, RX diet pills, over the counter diet pills, slim fast... The doctor could not believe that at my age I had been through so many diets. The first time I actively remember "dieting" was around Kindergarten. Obesity runs in my family. My biological father died in his early 40's from heart problems. My mother died young as well. There is diabetes, angina, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and more in my family. I want to change things for the next generation. I want to know what it feels like to run with my kids and it not feel like a chore. I want to go on a run with my husband and enjoy it. I want to hike. I want to live.

So there it is. It's been a "secret" of sorts for a few months.I decided today, there is no reason for secrets. This is where I am in my journey. I have peace about it.

New Journeys. New Beginnings.