April Henderson
Well, I will try to make this quick and easy. I am sure that just like everyone else on here that I have done the same things. WW, JC, South Beach, Cabbage, you name it, I've done it. I have pretty much been overweight since childhood. I think the first time I can REALLY remember being aware that I was fatter than anyone else my age was in third grade when 2 of my VERY skinny friends and I went back-to-school shopping for clothes. We picked out SPECIFIC outfits to wear the first day of school so we would all match and look "Oh So Cool!" Well, you can guess how the story went... they looked fabulous and I just looked like a midget overweight belly dancer. NOT a pretty picture! Anyway, I have been trying to lose weight for years, and I finally came to the decision to have WLS after talking to a co-worker who had it and convinced me that it wasn't a cop-out like I had thought, but it was a TOOL for weight loss. So, here I am, on my journey. By the way, I am 25 years old, 350 lbs, married to a wonderful man (*Update- I WAS married to a what I THOUGHT was a wonderful man- Not so true anymore 8/17/08), no children (Infertile due to PCOS caused mostly by being overweight). Born and raised in Modesto, CA- Went to College in Chicago, IL where I met my husband, moved back to CA in 2003, and now, just working for the county I live in. I love life, family and movies. I most look forward to going to Great America or any other amusement park and not being afraid to ride ANY ride I want.
