la1126
My name is Lauren and I am 40 years old and from central Jersey. I have been overweight since I was 10 or 11. My school years were so tough and being surrounded by mean kids who like to harass fat kids makes it worse. I come from a family who have no weight issues. My mother is a lifetime member of Weight Watchers for losing 30 pounds years ago. My father is thin and my youngest sister is extremely fit and healthy ( runs NYC marathon ) and I have a middle sister who is profoundly cognitively disabled and she needs constant care.
I lost 80 pounds once in my early 20's by exercising and eating small portions. I did it for two reasons: To get the boyfriend AND I was in 3 weddings as maid of honors all within 2 months of each other. I was successful. Until.... The breakup comes, the weddings pass and you friends who were once single are now married and living different lives. It took a 8 months to gain it all back. Since then I have made NO significant weight changes except to gain. I looked into the lap band about 5 years ago and was told due to an auto immune disorder that I have, the band was not an option. I left discouraged and 5 years later, I hear about the sleeve. I talked to patients, did my research and made my decision. I handle everything else in my life with clarity and confidence except my weight. I own my own business, my own home, I have great family and friends and the only thing I cant get control over is my eating. So I made the decision, did what I had to do and in 3 months I was sleeved.
Now the hard part of the journey... To not allow the emotional hunger that I still feel everyday to win.
WISH IT... DREAM IT... DO IT...
