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  • Username: Kristina41
  • Member Since: 7/18/2011
  • BMI: 41.1
  • Surgery date scheduled
  • Surgery Type: RNY (06/26/12)
  • Surgeon: Michael Hill
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I am a 41 year-old, married, mother of three boys. I'm seriously considering RNY because I want to be healthy. I want to be able to take the boys hiking and keep up with them! And I want to be around for them when they're older with families.
    
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180 degree thinking change
on July 19, 2011 5:54 am
It amazes me that I have gone from being totally against WLS, to being slightly interested in the lap band, to now being almost 100 percent sure that I will get RNY.  I sort of feel like a hypocrite. It's just that as I found more information, I discovered that what I thought was true about WLS was not accurate. And - that it has helped so many people. I've been looking at a lot of posts here and I don't see many people that have regrets. So, this motivates me. I've begun the process and have my sleep study and other tests scheduled August 2. I have a meeting with the surgeon on August 29. So - the worst thing, I think, will be to explain to my family that even though I was adamant against it, I now think I need to make sure I'm around for my children when I get older.
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Well - where do I start? I've always thought I was fat, all through school. I think this started because my mom was always critical of my appearance. Don't get me wrong - she loves me, I love her. But she was always telling me to suck in my stomach, stand up straight and other things. So I didn't have a lot of self confidence. I was really shy all through school. I look at pictures of me back then and I wonder why I thought I was so huge?!
I never REALLY had a weight problem until I was living on my own, working at a job where I was sexually harassed. I became very depressed and ate to make myself feel better. I ballooned 80 pounds in a a year's time. From there on, I was always dealing with my weight. Tried lots and lots of ways to lose, including phen-fen, redux and other diet pills. Tried all sorts of weight loss diets, some worked and I lost weight, but it always came back on plus more!
Anyway, since I've had three children and three C-sections, I've gained so much that it's discouraging to try to lose.
I've come to the decision that I need to do something most people would consider drastic to help myself. Since I have a drastic amount of weight to lose, the means fit the need.
I hope it doesn't sound like I'm making excuses or blaming other people. The decision to overeat was always mine. So now I need to break this habit and create healthy ways to deal with stress or emotions.