Hello All.... My name is Faith P. and I am from Baton Rouge, La. That means I have been surrounded by good Ole' southern cooking. I have had a weight problem my entire life. I remember when I was 8 yrs. old I weighed 110 lbs. I have a younger sister who always been very thin so the way they told us apart was the "BIG" one and the "little" one. Having that happen to me during my childhood has had a lasting affect with me even in my adulthood. I was always very active during school. I excelled in volleyball, softball, and basketball. I might have been heavy, but I always able to get around what I thought to be good. The older I got the more I weighed. I really was getting tired of always being told what a pretty face I had. I always wanted to have the body that went with the face. Now being that I lived in the south it is excepted more to have a little weight on you. So I began to except that I will always be like this. Skipping ahead I got pregnant with my son when I was 21 and with that pregnancy came another 40 lbs. and 10 more after I had him. Kayden's father and I loved each other and got married. I love the fact that he loved me for me. I always came across as a confident person, but on the inside I was miserable. Every time I brought up my weight in conversation with my friends they told me that I was making more out of it then it really is.  I hated how I felt, and for the first time my weight was affecting my everyday life.  I couldn't get around as well as I would like and having a young child wasn't helping, I always thought about getting a WLS, but never thought that I would be able to. Well my job got a new insurance that covered WLS and the idea became a possibility. I've tried all the diets and pills and nothing seemed to work for very long. I am very excited to be on this journey and can't wait to see where I'll end up.