Chelsey1127
I'm almost 30 and have been overweight my entire life. I've done what everyone else has done to loose weight and yet could never get healthy enough to do everyday things. I've always been an active person and have always been confident in myself but when your weight doesn't allow you to join your friends/family for everyday adventures, it makes life that much harder. I've always taken care of myself and never understood why I couldn't loose weight until I was diagnosed with PCOS. Add that to a family genetic of obesity = field day on Chelsey. I went through the surgery process about 8 years ago and insurance denied it because "I didn't have a record of being obese for a long enough period." Talk about crushing. I was 21 at the time and again, had always been 50-150# overweight. It was documented with Drs but by the time we got proof of this, the insurance company I had changed and I would have had to start all over again. I was crushed and decided it wasn't meant to be.
So fast forward to this year: my mother, twin sisters and I went on a road trip to Montana in August. While there, I was challenged beyond a doubt with normal everyday physical activity while being in an area filled with mountains. I couldn't go zip lining with my family. I couldn't climb the rocks to see the waterfall, I couldn't walk more than half a mile before my knees started to kill me. I was again crushed. My grandpa surprised us with a helicopter ride one day. I was so sure I was going to be too heavy to be allowed on board. This moment changed my life: I could go on the helicopter ride and see the most beautiful sights ever. Right then I decided to go against the world and start this journey once again. I missed out on so much but was given a chance to see what life could be like if I was healthier. It's something I've wanted for years but because I was denied once, I was deathly afraid of being turned down again.
Here I am, almost finished with the pre surgery appts in the next month and my fate will again be decided. Yes, I'm extremely nervous but at the same time I'm determined to finally be able to take care of myself physically.
