Lapband Journey - The End of Obesity and Beginning of Tenacity

I got lapbanded on 17th May,2008.Well for those who know nothing about lapband this could be unfamiliar territory.Let me start at the beginning.Battling weight is something that can be compared to climbing the Everest.The odds are in favor of climbing the Everest though:) Just Kidding! When you go from childhood obesity to adult obesity and then middle-aged obesity you are going through various stages of problems.The common factor is that you never seem to get any thinner.You just keep getting heavier and heavier with every passing decade.In your teens its' more of a cosmetic thing.Later on in life you learn to live with the weight.You get a job,you have friends,you may even have boyfriends if you are fat and pretty.(by the way if you are fat and ugly,that is the worst thing to happen to you)Most Obese people have a good sense of humour.No prizes for guessing where it comes from.Of course from being laughed at and pitied all their lives.
Well it is not as though an obese person does not want to lose it or lacks the will to do so.It's just that the person is fighting a losing battle against appetite and the various temptations offered at every corner.From where do you get the will to stop eating and get in to shape.
Somewhere along the weighed down life,one does analyse why one is fat.And time and again you feel that you are no different from anyone else you know,who also eats the same or even more than you do but is thin.
So you join the gym and go on atkins diet,slim fast diet,general motors diet,or any possible diet that can work.Initially these diets do work.But after a while you hit a plateau and then you start regaining the lost weight.There are various factors that go into sustained weight loss and each individual is different.Understanding the way the human body works is the first step towards a healthier lifestyle.And through this blog we will try to find this understanding.I will appreciate healthy comments from avid readers and bloggers.More on this tommorrow.Keep the faith.