RedzFullOfFaith
I have been over weight my entire life. I have tried many times to loose weight. I have tried Jenny Craig, which did help but I could not afford to stay on it, Alli, Herbalife and now I'm getting B-12 shots from my PCP. While using Alli I was able to go from 315 down to 210. While at 210 I became pregnant with my third child and after having him I weighed 287-290. I then used Herbalife and went down from 290 to 245. I had to stop using Herbalife because I was laid off October 1, 2010 and could no longer afford to purchase the Herbalife products. Once I stopped using Herbalife I went from 245 back up to 311. Wow!!! My biggest was 315 so 311 is way to close to 315 especially after all the effort that was put into loosing the weight in the first place.
Obesity runs in my family and it's like everyone in my family has gotten some sort of weight loss surgery (my father, two of my cousins, and my aunt.) My father is the only one that had the RNY Gastric Bypass surgery. My aunt and cousins had the band or pouch or something (I'm not quite sure which.) My father has went from 500+ lbs down to 190-200. I'm so proud of him, it's like he has a new lease on life. Seeing my dad dress the way he wants to dress instead of having to buy whatever is available in his size makes me so ecstatic. My dad now has the energy to exercise and boy does he exercise (ALL THE TIME lol.) I want to be able to go walking or bike riding with my father...So now I have made the decision that gastric bypass surgery is the tool I need to succeed!
Other reasons that I want the surgery is because I have three children and four stepchildren that I want to be able to run around and play with. I want to be able to go to an amusement park and go on the rides with my children instead of just watching. I personally have never been told that I'm too big to get on a ride but that is probably only because I now avoid amusement parks. Once when I was a child in elementary school my father took me to the amusement park and we attempted to get on a ride together. I say attempted because after realizing that the bars would not come down far enough to secure the ride my father was politely asked to exit the ride due to his size. I don't think I can handle a repeat of this with myself as my father and one of my children as me.
Also, health problems are a concern and reason for my wanting the surgery. I currently have chronic back pain and suffer from depression due to my weight. High blood pressure, diabetes and sleep apnea run in my family. That coupled with the fact that I'm morbidly obese means that I'm at high risk for them. Well, that is my story!
