CarenO
I don't even know where to start my story! I have been overweight my entire life. I have tried all the diets......I think for the most part my story is so similiar to so many other obese people. Being overweight as a child was troublesome (of course!), however thanks to my Mother I grew to be a very confident successfull woman. Since being about 16-17 I have had high self esteem and I've been comfortable with my body. I always had a very busy social life. In my 20's I was found dancing at clubs, partying at bars, always out with friends, always had boyfriends. Basically my weight never interferred with my social well being. I was/am proud of my body of myself. In my later 20's I started to physically slow down. My weight started to cause back pain, leg pain, high blood pressure and PCOS. My health started to suffer. At that point I started to research WLS. I really had mixed feelings about surgery. Like I said I was comfortable being fat, surgery seemed so extreme. I researched WLS for the past 5 years. In that 5 years I gained more weight, lost some weight. I settled down with the man I will marry in October 2007. I guess I grew up a lot and realized I can no longer live comfortably at this weight. I no longer can dance all night long, I no longer have the energy to play with kids the way I used to. And I want to have a baby. On October 26, 2006 I had my lap-band surgery and I a look forward to starting a new life and gaining back the activities from my old life!
