Kandegram
Hey everyone....
Well I've always been the smart big girl or like the "momma" figure of the group. To be honest, I dont ever remember being smaller than a size 18. Growing up I was chubbier than the rest of my cousins but I was just as active. I didnt realize that I was really big until I got to college. Thats where I realized that I was in a very small number. So while in college, I tried LA Weight Loss, Gym memberships, Jenny Craig, and other crazy diets that people would say worked for them. At the most I would lose 25 - 30lbs and 2 dress sizes before packing on the pounds again.
After graduating with my MS degree and starting my first job, I realized that I wasnt as active anymore. I would literally go to work, come home, and fix something to eat. After eating I would lay on the couch or get on the computer for the rest of the night...then do it all over again the next day. My changing point was a health fair that they had at work. I got on the scale and it read 320lbs. I was like, what in the he** have I let myself come to. So I started looking into WLS. At first I was scared and started thinking about what everyone else would say. If I lost the weight so fast and I couldnt eat the way I wanted to any more.
I started the process of WLS back in May 2009 and I was approved for RNY in June 2009. However, I didnt act on it until I had a second talk with Dr. Chasen (He's the BEST!!). He was VERY truthful, yet gentle with me. Helping me understand what could happen if I didnt act. So I had my surgery on September 15, 2009.
