Decision at Denny's

Went to Denny's today. Which seems highly ironic. Three fat people eating huge breakfasts and talking about Weight Loss Surgery. But, that was the situation. My mother, my father and I all munching on sausage and hashbrowns, pancakes and eggs, talking about WLS.

What brought this on? Well, I'd been reading about and eavesdropping and being all skeptical and cynical about WLS for years. I knew a few people who had had it done. But never quite felt right about it. Until my Dad mentions a family friend who he saw the day before and was amazed at how in one year, this giant talented woman was now a skinny talented woman. He wanted to know more, I obliged and practically gave a lecture on the subject of WLS.

Came eventually to the point where my dad asked why I hadn't ever looked into it for myself. I gave the stats on death and nutrition supplements. Then said that the real inhibiting factor was that insurance would only pay 80% of the cost of surgery. Mom and Dad said they would help pay the other 20%.

Faced with the prospect of actually really being able to have this done blew me away. So... I went home, and researched.