Charb35
I have no regrets about my childhood, my parents made sure that I was involved in everything from gymnastics, swimming, basketball, bowling, volleyball, and track and field. Where they messed up at is everytime after practice we were going to McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc. and they always wondered why I was getting big. THEY FORGOT TO TEACH ME GOOD EATING HABITS!!! By the time I got to high school I was pass 300 lbs. I don't even remember being in the 100's. But as many of you, I carry my weight very well and still continue to. The average person would never guess that I weigh over 500 lbs. And I am blessed that the only ailments that I have is sleep apnea and bad knees. I never had the problem of fitting in until about 3 years ago, I felt people were disgusted by me or were talking behind my back and thats when depression set in and I became a hermit. And what really took the cake is when my oldest child father told people that he was uncomfortable with my weight. That was a blow to the chest and it really got bad. I was introduce to the gastric bypass in 1997, I had problems getting approved for it and was not really serious about getting it. I thought it was unhuman to do this to the body and I was in denial. 2009, when I had knee surgery and ended loosing my job made realize " Hey! This is serious I need to do something about this". So my doctor and I worked for 2 years to get approved. Which was May 9, 2011. The actual surgery date is July 6, 2011. I could go on and on about my story but it is too painful to harp on, so from this point I shall continue to look forward and keep the past the past. But to my old and new friends, if you suffer from depression whether you have had the surgery or looking to have the surgery GET HELP!
