Debbie2477
Okay well this is my story...and we all have pretty much the same story. I have always been the tallest in my class growing up and always wore the biggest clothes. Growing up my mother made majority of my clothes, so it didn't matter what size I wore. I was never picked on or called names, because I always had a great personality. My weight didn't matter to me until I hit the 8th grade. I saw that I was way way bigger and could never share clothes with my best friend. So, I developed an eating disorder for a year. I never thought that I stop but I finally did, once I had a choose eat and keep it in or never play basketball. Basketball was the love of my life, so I figure I had to have some well power. Entering in high school, my weight never was an issue, but I still consider being the big girl on the team. Everybody had small or medium spandex and I had extra-large. I was very active in high school. Basketball, track, dance team and Varsity cheerleader my senior year. I was the cheerleader with the big butt and thick thighs. Older guys was trying to talk, because I was consider to have a shape. But I then still thought I was big. (SIZE 12) Until the summer entering college...went to the public pool with no t-shirt on over my Nike two piece. And wow..everyone even my best friend was like I didn't know you were that small under those clothes. So, I felt great!!! My weight even the more never because an issue..meaning I never worried about my weight. Christmas break of college, I became home and became sick. I lost alot of weight. (Wearing a size 7) So when I went back to school, everybody was like what happen to you. Making comments like ; did your mom feed you. And they know my mom always was cooking. My third year in college I gave birth to my first daughter and I weighed 275 the day I was in labor. After her I bounced back into a size 12 after two months. Graduation day(2000) I wore a dress that was a size 9. Became pregnant again in 2000 gained up to 280. Had my second daughter in 2001 and didn't lose the weight fast. I stayed in a 18/20 for two years. Then I lost and started working out again. I was wearing a size 14/16 for about three years. In 2004-2005 I was on the Atkins diet off and on. Then just as soon as I lost more weight, I became pregnant for the last time. Before giving birth to my son I weighed in at 276. So, my weight gain was always behind having children. Well I finally got married for the first time in 2006. My husband is small, but loves to eat nice home cook meals. So I gained weight of course, eating everything I would cook. In 2007 I went to the doctor and weighed in at 275 and was about to die. My appointment that say was for my knees, but turned into a weight lose consultation. I told him I did not want the surgery or the lap band. He gave me all these different things to do. So, I tried them all and I would lose and then gain. Over the course of the year, my life and body was just tried of the weight. I have knee, shortness of breath and back pain. I could not wear heels because it would cause great pain in my knees. So, I went back to my doctor a year later. He showed me where I'm going to be in the next three years as far as my weight. I cried and told him I have 3 active children. He told me the surgery was my last option. I'm a very healthy person, but the more weight I pack on the more I could come at risk. So, I started looking for a doctor that would do the surgery. 
