ObesityHelp

Pre-op:
I first began to put on significant weight when I reached puberty. The summer before my ninth grade year in high school, one of my sisters helped/inspired me to lose weight. I entered high school a thin and trim size three. Within a year my eating habits returned and I began to gain weight again. I began to try all means of dieting. Quite accidentally, I discovered Bulemia as one of my means of "dieting". I used Bulemia as a way to maintain weight for a period of ten years. When I was 26 I sought counsel and recovery from Bulemia. I recovered (I have since been a recovered Bulemic for the last ten years) but found that with each year I grew more overweight. I have spent the last ten years trying to diet and lose weight, only to regain (and each time gaining more and more). Within this last year I have felt my body tell me in so many different ways that "it has had enough". At 36 years old I found that I was having to come to terms with the fact that my addiction to food was slowly killing me. I feel like a statistic "waiting to happen". Throughout this year there have been many ways in which God has led me to my decision to have Weight Loss Surgery.

Post-op:
I am 6 months post-op on January 30th. To date I have lost 90 pounds. I started at a size 26 and am now in a size 16. I feel wonderful! There are so many ways in which my quality of life has improved. Please feel free to visit my homepage for more information about my journey. www.angelfire.lycos.com/tx5/tinabobena2001