astonemo
I am a 34 year old married mother of 2 beautiful daughters (6 and 20 months). I have been overweight all my life. My dh and I have been married for 12 wonderful years. He is the man of my dreams. I am so lucky to have a man that loves me no matter what size I am. I was the fat kid in school and often teased (kids are ruthless). One boy I was crazy about taunted me with "Lose Weight Feel Great". I have compensated for my weight by trying to be funny and blow things like this off. But I know that most people still see the fat lady. My children even see me as fat. My 6 year old often tells me that if I do certain things I will be "skinny like her". I don't want my children to be overweight and I make it a point not to let their lives be consumed by their weight. But I know my daughters look and me and wish they had a slimmer mom. I am so tired all the time, and I can't participate in as many activities with them as I would like. I get worn down so quickly and every fun thing ends up feeling like a chore because of my size. I have started this journey because I want to be healthy and stick around for awhile. My mother is 53, overweight and has lots of health issues. I don't want to be that at 53. Currently I don't have any severe health issues but I know I am heading in that direction. Many people I work with have had gastric bypass and have been pleased with the results. I think we have something like 20 people here that have had the surgery. Many of them have had huge success and of those I have asked all say they would do it all over. They are much happier now. I want this for me and my family. I want them to have a happy, healthy and yes slimmer wife and mother. They are the most important people in the world to me and I know that if I do this for me that we can all enjoy the benefits. So here we go I am starting the process officially today. I will post as often as possible to keep everyone up that is interested. Any advice is welcome. I am sure I will stumble but with the support from here, groups and my family I know that I can succeed. Thanks for reading! Angel
