What Will People Think

I went back and forth over whether or not to say anything to people about having the lap band.  I think it's because I feel that there is a stigma attached to people that have the lap band and because I in some ways feel like people will think I'm "taking the easy way out."  I am not the type of person that cares what people think most of the time but for some reason I cared about this.  I think some of it stems from having several friends that have had kids and ended up over weight either before, during and/or after their pregnancy and were able to lose their weight almost seemlessly.  Granted most of them had 10-30lbs not 100. And I couldn't tell you haw many times I would hear "when you have more to lose it is so much easier to lose the weight then when you only have 5lbs, those last 5 are the toughest."  Though the last 5 are tough to lose when all you are looking at is the scale I would say from experience it is all hard and there is nothing easy about it. 

So, after really thinking about it and talking to my husband and father I decided that I wouldn't hid this.  It is a journey that I am taking and it is something that I wouldn't feel right hiding.  Now, is that to say it will be the topic of every conversation that I have, probably not.  I just hope I don't get labeled as Sami-the mom that has a lap band. 

Now you're probably thinking, "if she doesn't want as the topic of conversation, or to labeled like this why start a blog?" and my answer to you would be, if I am going to be open about it I want to be as open as I can so that it doesn't have to be the topic, people who read this already know what is going on.  Also, because I figure there probably aren't a lot of mom's of babies out there that have had the lap band and I might just inspired someone, or connect with others like myself.