I am 26 years old, and have been dancing around the 300 lb mark for years. I never really considered myself obese, although I'm starting to come to grips with that fact. I was a three sport athlete in high school, and once I got to college, I quickly put on 10, 20, 50, 75 lbs. It went on quick, and has stayed on. I've been a yo-yo dieter, and whether it’s Atkins, south beach, or some other gimmicky type diet, I'll lose 30 lbs and then put 35 back 8 times faster then it would take for me to lose it. I tell myself that I’m fat and happy. I put on a good show. It’s not that hard to trick everyone (including yourself) into thinking that it’s no big deal, that you feel good about yourself despite the weight. My eyes have finally started to open up though. I'm really not happy. What’s worse, the longer I go on like this, the less motivation I seem to have to want to get better. I become more and more sedentary. I have less and less energy, and generally just feel terrible, mentally and physically. I have been fortunate that I work at Englewood Hospital, and have worked with trying to help build the Bariatric practice there. I never considered myself a candidate until I finally started to recognize that I do have a problem. I reached out to Dr. Vaimakis, who talked with me and recommended that I attend one of her information sessions. I then talked to her office manager Christine, who also was one of her patients a few years back. It was very motivating to hear the things they had to say, and I’m really looking forward to exploring this as an option for myself.

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