Eastcoastaloha
October 1, 2007
Hi I am Gwen. I have been married for 21 years and of that 21 years I have been overweight 20 years of it. When I first got married and was cooking for my husband I it was quick and easy meals since I didn't know how to cook. About 6 months after we got married I got pregnant and I eat like I had a liscene to eat for two. I wanted to make sure my baby was getting enough food, so I thought. Well I had my son 2 months early and I had gained 70 pounds. I really thought the weight would just come right off. Well it did not. When my son was 6 months my husband and I moved to Germany. Boy was I lonely and I would comfort myself with food.
When we left Germany 3 years later I was heavier and my relationship with my husband was suffering because of my weight. We moved several times and I would try many diets and even joined T.O.P.S I would lose weight and it would come back on. As I look back now I wish I had went through with the surgery back in 2004. I paid a lot of money to LA Weight loss and I did loss weight at first. Then I had to have a hysterecomy and the weight came back on again. But I had no support from family and friends. I am older and wiser now and the friends that were against me having the surgery are not in my life anymore. The way I see it they are not the ones that get looks and have a hard time fitting in chairs at the movie theater or airplane. This is my decision and I want to live my life to it's fullest and the weight is weighing me down from doing it. I am working out 3 to 4 times a week right now and writing down what I eat. The waiting list is about 5 to 6 months so I am tring to lose what I can now and get in the habit of exercising and eating right again now.
