Why I decided to have WLS Growing up, I was always heavyset, I never had much, and never had many healthy food choices. In elementary school, I was about 150 pounds and 5 foot 5 inches. By the time I reached high school, I weighed about 205 pounds. At that time
Celebrating the Before & After Gastric Sleeve with Becky H.'s Journey! In August of 2015, one month before I was to be the maid of honor in my sister’s wedding, I fell. My fall resulted in a herniated disc in my lower back that caused severe pain in my back
Why I Decided to Have WLS My story was that I always grappled with a food addiction even as a kid. However, as a kid, I also was able to quickly lose, regain and lose again. As I hit my adult years, this process began to be much more difficult.
At my highest weight, I astonished myself when the scale at my doctor's office read 345. How did I get here? I gorged myself without thinking of the consequences. I ate my feelings. Big Macs, ice-cream, pizza, you name it! An hour later, I would feel hungry again and ask what’s for
Why I Decided to Have WLS It took almost 20 years for me to finally be comfortable in my own skin. Being a survivor of domestic abuse and other types of abuse, I finally realized that I was beautiful – no matter what size I am. I did have insecurities
Why I Decided to Have WLS I have been overweight most of my adult life, beginning at age 17 when I gave birth to my oldest daughter. I went on a diet approximately every three years up to age 50, when I essentially gave up (I am 61 now). I
Why I Decided to Have Bariatric Surgery I was overweight pretty much my entire life. I always played sports and was generally active as a kid, so it never got too out of hand. When I went away to college and lost all of that "built-in" activity, I started to develop
Why I Decided to Have WLS Let me tell you, the struggle is real. My entire life I have struggled with gaining, losing, and then regaining. I struggled throughout my entire school career where I was bullied about my size. I struggled as a parent. I struggled to even do
Why I decided to have WLS My struggle with weight goes back as far as I can remember. Some of my earlier memories were of my pediatrician discussing my weight with my mother. From a young age, I can recall being on various diets. None of which stuck or truly helped
Why I Decided to Have WLS My struggle with my weight did not begin until I was 21. That was the year my daughter was born, her father left me and I became a single mom. I struggled with losing the 35 pounds that I had gained with my pregnancy
