Crssybear
Where to begin. I guess my story starts out like alot of people. I was thin as a child until my parents went through a divorce when I was 7. At least that was the last time that I remember really being thin. I remember going on a diet when I was in 7th grade because I weighed 135. I slowly gained weight up through highschool. When I was 16 I had got up to 185. At only 5'1" that is alot of weight. I ended up doing atkins or shakes or something and got down to 160. Then quickly gained it all back. I got married at the age of 20 weighing 185 and continued to gain weight over the next 6 years till I topped out at 247. I started looking into lap band surgery in 2010, but basically chickened out. I told myself that I could do it on my own, lost about 15 lbs then gained it back. Flash forward to March 2011 and I had really had enough. Made the appt for the surgery seminar talked to the doc and was surprised when he told me VSG would be the better option. I had never even heard of it but had complete trust in him. He told me to do my research and I did. Best decision I could have ever made. Honestly, I really did this to feel better about myself. Yes health and feeling physically better is so important, but I'm only 27. I feel like I've let so many people down, including myself, from being overweight. So I had my surgery on July 13, 2011. The rest will be history.
