Mayra Cardenas
Well i come from a family of very very skinny people. My parents didn't start gaining weight until later in their marriage. I started gaining weight around the time I was 10 y/o. My mother always tried helping me lose weight by taking me to the nutritionist, going to the gym, starting diets, and taking me to diabetic seminars. Well nothing worked I was getting worse. I entered high school and joined the dance team. I felt good dancing but I was always very self-concious of the leotards and jazz pants knowing that I was the biggest girl on my team. The summer before my junior year in high school I joined a gym and went to it religiously. I started watching what I ate and lost about 25-30 lbs. I went back to school and everyone was congratulating me. Senior year started and I gained the weight back. When i graduated i got accepted to Baylor University the fall of my freshman year i lost ALOT of weight. My parents couldn't recognize me and i didn't have my clothes that fit me. As the years progressed i started partying more, sleeping late, eating way late and i gained the weight back plus some. I moved back home about 2 years ago and i have only been gaining weight since. I have now reached my limit 230 lbs 5'2" and my dad suggested WLS because a doctor he spoke to recommended it. since then it was been the start of a journey to the rest of my life and i couldn't be more excited.
