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Well, I know that I haven't given you any more hard info of late.  Right now I'm out of town with my son at a theme park.  We flew coach from San Diego to Orlando.  I was in the middle seat- UGH!   I guess that I shouldn't be that freaked out, I didn't have to get an extender seat belt, but my seat belt was definately stretched to the max.  I felt very squished and uncomfortable.  Walking down the aisles, my hips kept hitting the seats.  How's that for a wake up call?  Now at the theme park, I'm huffing and puffing to do all the walking required to get around.  And my butt barely fits into the seats on the rides.

Ok, so I'm sure that you all know this story and can totally relate to it.  So that's where I'm at right now.  When I get back to San Diego I'm going to continue interviewing doctors and trying to find a financial solution to pay for the lap band surgery.

I have a friend who has recently lost over 100 lbs.  She's pretty amazing- she did it on her own without the lap band.  She sent me a private note to remind me that there were other options.  She completely changed her lifestyle- started doing marathons and all that kind of stuff.  I totally applaud her!  Really she's amazing and an inspiration, but  I don't think that I can do it that way.  I might be able to lose half of my weight, but so far, in the past 10 years, everytime that I have managed to lose 50- 60 lbs, something would come along to break my routine and then I would gain back more than I had lost.

That's why I want the lap band.  Because I need the help.  Some may call it a crutch, but if it helps me get down to my goal weight, and more importantly, stay there, why is that a bad thing??  Yes, lap band surgery is extreme.  But so is yo-yoing between a size 8 and a size 18 for the past 10 years!  I want the energy to climb theme park hills without huffing and puffing- to go up a flight of stairs without having to stop to take a breath, to sit as comfortably as one can sit in the coach cabin of the airplane, to sleep a whole night without waking up…  well, you guys know what I mean, I know that I'm kind of preaching to the choir a little, eh?

Ok, well off of this mornings soap box and onto the theme park to huff and puff my way through it.

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