playgirl2077
My story...where do I start... I am 27 yrs old soon to be 28. Still single and I currently work in Law enforcement 
( and being over weight in my profession dose not look good or hep me do my job any better). For as long as I can remember I have always been heavy / over weight....at max reaching up to a size 26 weighing in at 310+ at the age of 19-20. I was always made fun of because of my weight and acne by class mates and even my own sister ( who is 5' 10" and 120 lbs) being called fatty, lard ass, move your fat ass! At one point being told by my step father that they (him and my mother) will not buy me school clothing over the size of 16 and that I would have to lose weight because I was in a 18 at the time. This was in the 9Th grade.
Good thing I had a job so I could buy my own clothing. Needless to say my friends were my support. Because I was over weight I was always known as the girl with a great personalty ability to laugh and joke about anything....friends with almost everyone...easy to get along with... also known as Fat person syndrome.
Now that I have gotten past the acne and got laser surgery on the remaining scars from the acne. I'm looking into having WLS.... I have many reasons for wanting to have this done...# 1 is for medical reasons..I have very strong family history of diabetes, heart failure, stoke, sleep apnea (Something I still need to be tested for). 
Those are all things that I do not want to get, have, or go through. # 2 I have tried Diets and Pills of all kinds- Hydroxycut, Alli, Hoodia, Phentermine. I've tried crazy diets from slim fast, Atkins, Fit For Life Diet, Low Fat Diets, South Beach Diet, Drinking some crazy Chinese tea and then just plane old working out and eating right. For the most part they all worked dropping from10 lbs to 40-50 lbs but guess what 
I always seem to find the pounds I lost. So I look at loosing weight from surgery as a perk or a bonus.
Ultimately I want to feel comfortable in my own skin..I want to feel beautiful and be beautiful in my own eyes. I want to be healthy, and not have pain in my feet from just standing up, or not have the energy to do laundry or dishes at the end of the day...I want to take my dogs
on walks and not think about the back, joint and foot pain. Although... I am still going through the 6 months my insurance requires (currently on month 3) me to do with my Dr. I still have the fear of being turned down for surgery... so if you have any input to calm my fears.... or tips on things I should do to back me up when going to my insurance and getting approval please let me know....
04/20/2009
I was not approved the first time... I did my appeal and it did not even make it through to the board.. my benefits admin overturned it.. now I am having surgery on 04/22/2009 And I'm freaked out ill write more later
05/10/2009
Happy Mothers Day!!!
I am almost 3 weeks out... and down to 251.. how do ya like that 23 lbs in 2 weeks and 4 days
