MsFallsAlot
Well let's see...As far back as I can remember I have always been ashamed of my body. Even when I was younger. I've played soccer since I was 8 years old and have always been referred to as "stocky" The worst thing I hate most about my body is my butt...Nicknames, which I laughed off to make people think it didn't bother me..."Big Booty, Bootie, Double trouble bubble butt..." The list goes on.
In the mid 90's I got up to 236 and thought that was my heaviest. After that I lost 90 lbs on my own and couldn't keep it off. Now here it is 2009 and I weigh 253. I tried EVERYTHING...diets, diet pills, Dr. Monitored diets, personal trainers, and my own work-out -- yeah I'd lose about 20 lbs and then turn around and gain 30 more.
I have always thought my hormones were related to my problems with my weight. I had a miscarriage in Feb of 2008. I changed OBGYN's and found out I had and always had PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome) Which is the reason for the missed periods, weight gain, tiredness, etc.
I finally got tired of starving myself at 1300 calories a day and working out 3-5 days with no results. I passed a girl in my office that I work with and noticed she had lost A LOT of weight in a short time. She told me about the surgery. I went home and researched it and found ATLANTA BARIATRICS. I went to the seminar, signed up, went to a few Dr. Appointments and here I am. Surgery date was 4/13/09 weigh in was 249.
