The Life Changing Journey

I figured my first blog would be to introduce myself to those who do not know me. This is a place where I can blog on the open Internet and share my story of LapBand.  I normally blog on myspace, but I wanted something separate. Something just for this journey.  I'm a 30 year old female living in Chicago with my partner. We are doing this journey together.  I will not post my weight just yet, but I know how much I need to lose.  I have started the process of insurance approval and I'm awaiting the decision.  I have also started the mental process. The process of telling my brain what I am about to do and changing my relationship with food. Food is like an addiction for me.   I think about it all the time. If I think about dieting, I imagine an ice cream sundae.  I can't say the D word in my life.  My partner is amazing. She too is 30 and has the same weight battle. Having the support system right there with me is amazing.  This week our goal is to start exercising.  It was supposed to start Jan 2, but I have been sick since Christmas Eve. and now I shared my sickness with her.  I work at a school so I'm always surrounded by germs!  Either way the journey has begun. Deb and I joined Weight Watchers in September and she's down 15 pounds and I'm down 4.  I don't follow diets well. I have tried, perhaps not well enough. OK I barley tried.  Perhaps this week I'll try harder.  

So the first post..  more to come.