dietqueen
Well, my story is pretty similar to many others. I was a chubby kid and now I am an obese (oh wait... I mean SUPER MORBIDLY OBESE!!!) adult. I had a year in high school and a year when I was 20 that I was a size 8/10. It was hell. I abused diet pills, laxatives and diuretics, developed severe bulimia, and would work out to the point of fainting a few times. Although the aforementioned habits were stopped years ago, I continue to suffer from some of the effects.
After getting into my last relationship, I slowly started gaining some weight back. The scale crept up from 140 to 160 to 175 to 200. I was a little worried, but I was happy and life was good. Then I got pregnant. I loved being pregnant. I could eat whatever I wanted right? After all, I was eating for two! I figured with a little breastfeeding I would be thinner than ever! HAHA!!! I gained 100 lbs during my pregnancy. I haven't lost any of it and my daughter turned 2 in May!
So that leaves me at 300 lbs. I am a size 26 and miserable. Not only do I feel (actually I know) that I could be earning more money at my job if I were a size 8, but I just feel gross. I avoid looking at pictures of myself at all costs. I don't play with my daughter because I am too heavy. I live in plus sized jeans and baggy 3X sweatshirts.
So, the time has come to do something to get me on the right path. I was considering LapBand but was quickly turned off to that idea after spending some time on LapBandTalk. I was looking into other surgical options, and came across a local surgeon, Dr. Mark Pleatman. He performs this surgery called Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. The more I read about it, the more I liked it. It is certainly not a magic cure, but maybe it can help get me started so that I can finally win the battle of the bulge.
My surgery date is set for July 8th, 2007 and I can't wait!
