Brooke H.
I am a 23 year old living in Florida with my amazing fiance and step father. I have always been overweight my entire life and tried unsuccessfully to lose weight and nothing ever stuck and I never wanted it bad enough. Over the past 3 years, I have gained a good amount and it was from stress, moving multiple times and family issues, I was def an emotional eater.
I was always happy but not happy about my body, I wanted to do more and be able to live my life better. I have a couple main reasons why I wanted the lap band, one is to be healthly and smaller, to be able to have a healthly baby, to be able to get a good job, and most importantly to make my mom proud.
I lost my mom November 29, 2010, she was only 53 and I was only 22, way to young to lose someone so special. She was my best friend and my rock, I still don't know how I am going to live my life without her but thats one day at a time. She always wanted to see me healthier and happy, so I am doing this for her and for me.
I had my first appoint in early Feb 2011, I have had my first weigh in, my psych evaluation, nutrition class, and I have two more weigh in and then my second appoint with the surgeon June 1, 2011. Fingers crossed for a surgery in July!
