Angel_Eyez
My story starts as many I've been overweight since long ago when I was a child. I was always the biggest and tallest in elementary school. I spent my school years as the quiet one who sat in the back of the classroom hoping that no one would notice me. If I was unlucky and attention was drawn to me I would pray that no one would pick on me. I've spent most of my childhood and early teen years being made fun of and picked on because of my weight. It was horrible, so much so that I quit school. I've always had low self esteem, always thinking that I wasn't good enough.
Fast foward after I had my daughter at 19 in 1992, I lost a ton of weight (some how) and was really doing well and feeling good about myself. I was 155 lbs. size 9/10. My daughter's father didn't like my new figure, he liked a big thick body . So he constantly tried to fatten me up. Feeding me cheese burgers, Philly cheese steaks, pasta, french fries, fried chicken etc. When we broke up I was 40-50 lbs. heavier. I was constantly tired, depressed and I felt worthless. I notice my weight fluctuated up & down depending on my relationships with guys sadly 
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In 2006 I boke up from a 7 yrs relationship with the love of my life (so I thought) and sunk into a deep depression
. I was barely eating so I lost a lot of weight. I'm not sure how much I weighed because I never stepped on a scale (I refused to buy 1). I just know I had gone down to a size 12, which is now my goal size. Fast forward 5 yrs & a few more wining & dining and failed relationships later. I'm now totally a carb addict. Now at my highest known weight which is 298 Lbs. I am 5'9" tall. I ware a size 20-22 pants, 3X top and 12 wide shoes. My feet actually grew since gaining all this weight ugh! I got the idea of bariatric sugery a few months ago from a friend who wanted me to research the surgeries for him. Reading such great outcomes, I decided it would be a good idea for me as well. I have many health issues, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, mild sleep apnea, and hypothyroidism. So far I've had all the pre-op testing done except for the gallbladder ultrasound. I've also meet with my surgeon Dr. David Wernsing. My insurance doesn't require the six months of supervised dieting (thank God). So I'm hoping to be scheduled sometime within the next month or so.
