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Username: kristerp
Location: Milford, TX, USA
Member Since: 4/30/2008
BMI: 47.4
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Surgeon: Michael Green, Jr. M.D.

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Surgery date has been set
on May 8, 2008 8:36 pm

After some scheduling difficulties, my surgery has been set for June 9th. I don't expect any difficulties that will delay my surgery. I am a very healthy fat person. So hopefully I will soon be tracking my weight loss instead of my weight gain. :)

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May 2008

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I am a mother and a deaf education teacher. I name those first because they take up most of my time. My few free minutes are for me and my husband, Jack. But I must admit those are not plenteous since he works nights and I work days.

I have been overweight my entire life. I can remember being about 14 when the bad eating started. I was a bit chunky, but not overly fat at that age. My grandmother would nag me about my weight and be "helpful" in her whiny tone by suggesting I diet. So my thoughts would be "I'll show her." Then I would get a bowl of ice cream and eat it in front of her. Wow, I really showed her, huh?

When I married at the age of 22, I weighed 180 pounds. Add about 9 pounds a year and here I am now. I am 36 years old and weigh 285. I often give up on things too soon and don't have the follow through, but I stuck with the art of gaining weight, and it has never failed me.

Overall, I have become more miserable than ever during the last 3 years. I went through that phase of saying "If they can't take me as I am, then *!!^* them!" I must admit I internalized that well enough that I felt sexy for about 2 or so years. But that has changed and now I want to go to Six Flags and ride the rides. Sex appeal aside, if you can't fit on the rides, then you can't ride them. Or heaven forbid after stuffing yourself very painfully in a seat and having an extender put on your safety harness/bar, you get stuck! I am not willing to try that. So lapband seems to be a good option. I know it is a tool and I must make changes. But at this point, my psyche is so low and negative, I need a boost to get me to believe I can make those changes. Lapband seems to be a safer approach and very effective so here I am!