The Journey-The Beginning

About a month ago I started my journey to a healthier me.  It started with me making the decision to have bariatric surgery.  There was a time I thought this was taking the easy way out, but that was before I became educated about this procedure.  I know understand this is just a tool to maximize the hard work a person puts into this process.  I started this journey in May by going to the seminar and getting the information.  I then consulted good friends and my family and spent much time in prayer.  I feel this is the right step for me so I am proceeding.  I have now met twice with the dietitian and gained much useful knowledge from her.  I met today with the surgeon and got the green light to go ahead with surgery.  So later this week they will be calling to schedule my surgery and they pre op classes and tests needed.  Hopefully the surgery will be in about six weeks.  I went back and forth for a bit whether or not to share this information here as I was not sure I wanted everyone to know I was having surgery, but then I felt like God wanted me to share my journey with others so that it could be an encouragement to others.  Others who perhaps felt like me that surgery was the easy way out, trust me that is not the case.  I know this will be a task and it will be hard and will require commitment and hard work and I am determined to see it through.  For me the being smaller is just a side benefit, I want to do this so that I will be healthier and able to live a longer life with my family and friends and a better quality of life.  I have not entered into this process lightly but with much thought and prayer and I feel I have built an awesome team to help me though it.  I have family and friends who are there for me to encourage, to help me eat healthier, to take care of me after surgery and to be my walking buddies to help me get the exercise I need.  I also have a few prayer warriors who I know are covering the whole process in prayer with me and for me.  I have awesome co workers who are helping me by reminding me of the changes they know I have to make and encouraging me and supporting me.  I believe that God has created a team to help me through this and with their help and His guidance and strength, this will be a beautiful thing.  Stay tuned for more details to come.