My mind is racing. I am thinking a million thoughts and yet can't seem to finish any of them! lol.
I am definitely tired. I am looking forward to not being hungry.
I went to the last day assembly at my school today. I was so tired sitting there, but I needed the closure with the school for the year and with my good friend who is leaving to go to another school. She has been so supportive of me in this last year! I am going to miss you TONS!
It was exciting to be leaving knowing that I won't see some of these people until September, and that I will hopefully look so different by then! It's kind of neat really!
I keep having people ask my why I am doing the surgery when I have done so well on my own. I am very proud of what I have done on my own. My best way to describe what I am doing is to say that this process has been like a relationship. Up until now I've been dating the lifestyle change. Tomorrow I marry it. Tomorrow the committment level increases. In speaking with my surgeon as well, I was reassured that this is the right decision. He told me that research shows that while people can make the changes I have made on my own, due to genetics most people gain back the weight within a year or two. I don't want to go back. He also told me I had plateaued because my body was in protection mode. He said that our bodies, historically have been trained to protect themselves in times of famine and natural disaster. So my body was thinking that something was happening in the world so it was self-protecting. He said it would be very difficult to get past this.
There are also so many other benefits for me for this surgery. My hope is that if we choose to have more children, that we won't have to persue fertility treatments next time. I have PCOS and research has shown to make a huge improvement in the symptoms of this syndrome.
I know this is the right choice for me. I can't wait to feel better about myself and to be a healthier me.
It's time for me to pack my bag and get ready to go! Thanks to all who have read my blog and hopefully will follow me on my journey!!
This is a picture of me last summer!
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