For many, weight loss surgery can be the beginning of a new life. If a person has struggled with their weight for many years, lap band surgery may be a good option for them. This type of surgery is the least invasive of all types of gastric bypass surgery. It is a good idea to meet with a psychologist or a counselor to look at the reasons that may exist for an individual’s obesity. Getting past obesity is not easy and weight loss surgery can be a way out.

I have found comfort by seeing the number of people that are like me. I still am not happy about the way I eat, but I feel there is hope and I see evidence of that everyday as I attend online meetings. You can attend meetings every 3 hours, all day long and some meetings in between. I wrote for quite a while last night on my first step, but the fact that I have been off work has afforded me extra time. I guess I should say, I am supposed to be off. I have actually been working at home so that I do not get farther behind. You are always behind where I work. It is a fact of life. But feel like I am at a good place.