changed my mind...i think

well to my surprise i have changed my mind about having lapband surgery.. i figured that i have to make changes anyways and with God in me he has empowered me and enabled me to be a overcomer.. i just figured maybe in the first couple of months i would drop a good deal of weight and after that is where i would really have to be doing a lot of changing.. i have to do it anyways with surgery or without it so why go through all that.. i really feel like over the past 6 months i have gained a lot of self control just need to get the exercise in.. that is my goal now.. i was really excited about having the surgery but i now am more excited that i am in control... thanks for listening.. God bless

I think of the Lap Band as God's way of answering my prayers for self control.  It is a tool to assist you , it doesn't do it all, you have to follow the rules to make it work, but I think of it as the difference between turning the soil in your garden with a shovel by hand, or using a rotoliller.  Or the difference between washing your clothes by hand or using the washing machine...For me it has been the tool that set everything into motion. 
Best of luck and Gods speed to you!

I did 1 more attempt of trying to lose the weight on my own before surgery eventually I had surgery. Yes it does take self control and it takes self control with the band too because you can eat around it.. but because I was a volume eater the band has helped tremendously with that and I know without my band I couldn't be as successful as I am.. but that's me.

You need to find your path and what works for you...

As a fellow Christian, I totally understand what you're saying, BUT, remember God places opportunities before us all the time and we have to make the decisions.  I may be a lot older but I KNEW that I could not lose the weight I needed to save my life without help; help from God and help from the tools that are available to us today.  I am a food addict so I committed to and started therapy for food addiction and compulsive over-eating to complete the circle of care I know I need to lose this weight once and for all.  God wants me to be healthy, happy and an example to others so I chose to take advantage of the opportunity that presented itself in a variety of ways over time, (weight loss surgery).  I still had to do all the work, make smarter choices and go through the sometimes painful experience of self-discover to understand why I use food as a drug, etc.  But I fully believe that this is the path God chose for me.  He opened the doors and I walked through.

If you've already spent 6 months on getting approved, don't give up.  Go ahead and start changing your behavior now, but follow this through.  If it's meant to be the door will open.

I'm praying for continued clarity for your decision and health.

Best~
Lisa O.

i know that is the way i felt but after going through 6 months for the insurance approval and still haven't heard anything God shows up cause I finally ask him.. during that 6 months of trying to gain control I really didn't lose a lot of weight 19 pounds but i did gain some self control... i have lost weight so many times but never allowed God to heal the parts of me that caused me to drug myself with food.. I know that if i allow him to do that then the there will be no more walls of weight on me.. I got a revealtion yesterday I LOVE ME cause I am me fearfully and wonderfully made... So much that i don't want to abuse myself anylonger.. i am at such a peace... great weightloss btw...

Good luck to you Gabby...sounds like you have a plan.  Check in and let us all know how you do!