bwburgin1015
My story is the classic Fat American story. I was born a large baby with a big head and with the exception of a short period of time as an infant where I was underweight, I have pretty much been a large person with a big head ever since! When I was underweight my mother used to force feed me and it would sometimes take me a very long time to eat. I can't help but think that helped to contribute to my eating habits that continued on through childhood, teenage years, and into adulthood....eating because its there, not because I'm hungry. I was an overweight kid and was classified as morbidly obese at 11 years old. My parent's insurance company denied me treatment at an obesity clinic. I was always active and athletic. I played football, lacrosse, and wrestled in high school, although I could only wrestle my first two years because I was over the maximum weight of 275 my Junior and Senior year. I walked on to my college wrestling team and was on that team for one year....I red shirted, so I didn't have to make weight...I was 320 at that time. After college my weight continued to rise and fall like the morning sun depending on what diet or workout plan I was following. I got married and have a beautiful baby boy. The problem is that now at 27 years old...I'm no longer able to do the things I used to do. I used to run 3 miles just 2 years ago at 340lbs, now at 387 I can't harldy walk 3 miles. My back hurts, my knees hurt, I can't play with my son in the floor, I'm tired all of the time, and I have sleep apnea. Hypertension and Diabetes are just around the corner. I used to be adamately opposed to Gastric Bypass...it was the "Easy" way out. Now I'm desperate. I'm scheduled for March 23rd and I cannot wait! Praise God for providing this opportunity. The journey begins!
