Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was always overweight and bigger than everyone I knew. Emotionally, I felt that I was never good enough and that my size was all that anyone ever seen. I mentally felt my weight was keeping me from living my life. I was not very outgoing because I was embarassed by my weight and felt I couldn't live my life or the life I wanted to live. I also avoided social situations and only went to the places I had to go.
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
The worst thing about being over weight for me was the way people treated you. People would just look disgusted or judge you without even saying a word. For instance , I went to an amusement park and waited in line for over 2 hours, when it was finally my turn I couldn't fit because of my hips, so embarassing.
If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?
I had weightloss surgery in 2009. I love that I can go to any store and shop or borrow a shirt from a friend. Before I could only shop in plus size stores and borrowing a shirt was never a possibility because I was too big. I also enjoy going places and trying new things. I finally am starting to believe that when people look at me it is not just in a negative way.
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