I wasn't a fat child. In fact, I was a very thin child. I remember family members used to make fun of me for not getting to the table fast enough. My grandmother even bought me some tonic named "Beef, Wine and Iron" supposedly to help me gain weight. If only they could see me now. I didn't gain any substantial weight until puberty, and that was the beginning of a life long fight with the scale. I have been a very successful dieter. I go on a diet and I don't cheat. I stay focused. However, when I get sick of the diet, (because they are SO limited) that's when the pounds come back. I never regain "just" what I lost, it's always everything I lost plus 20 to 30 pounds. This last substantial weight gain was caused by coming off of the Atkins diet (after almost 2 years), then I quit smoking. I ballooned up to 300 lbs. and had a physical melt down.

 My lower back and my knees are killing me. I have a BMI of 56, but so far I have no other co-morbidities. I'm so scared I'll be refused. My sister is having the surgery on March 8, 2007. She had no co-morbidities at first either, then everything just fell apart at the same time -- high blood pressure, diabeties (sp), etc. I'm afraid that's what's going to happen to me.

 I'm praying I'll get the surgery before I fall apart. I'm finished with all of the testing. I'm just waiting for my insurance to approve me.

About Me
Metairie, LA
Location
38.2
BMI
RNY
Surgery
05/23/2007
Surgery Date
Mar 06, 2007
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240 Pounds -- 2 days later
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