My Story.....Well I'll start by saying that I'm 27 years old.  I have 3 great kids and a wonderful husband, who serves in the US Military.  I love them all very much.  They are the reason I breath.  I decided to have WLS about 9 months ago.  A friend of mine got it done and she lost a great deal of weight!  Suddenly I was the fat girl of our click.  I went into deep depression.  My husband tried to tell me that I was beautiful and I didn't need the surgery but I didn't see any other way.  I've been 'big' all my life.  My family always told me when they could tell I gained some weight.  That would only make me gain more.  Finally I was at my biggest.  I was 5'6 and weighed 227 lbs.  I know there are allot of people out there bigger than me that say they would love to be my size.  I've heard that one over and over again.  But everyone is different and can handle different things.  My husband has a perfect body!  When I met him I had just went thru a divorce and had lost 50 lbs, (by not eating)  So when I had our first baby and gained all of it back and more I felt that I wasn't good enough for him.  He NEVER said anything to make me feel that way.  It was my own thinking.  I know that it wasn't true and never will be but I wanted to be beautiful and sexy and be able to do all the things a 27 year old should be able to do.  I was afraid to go to amusement parks because I was afraid I wouldn't fit on the rides.  I hated going out to eat because I was afraid i wouldn't fit in the booths.  I hated going anywhere that I knew his friends would be.  I was depressed!  Anyway, I decided to get the surgery and even tho he didn't want me to get it he supported me.  I had my surgery on April 12, 2007.  Its been 3 weeks and 3 days and I've lost 30 lbs.  Its been rough but hopefully it will be worth it.  Don't ever let anyone tell you that having WLS is the easy way out.  IT'S NOT!  It's painful, mentally challenging, and HARD on your body.  If you like to eat, like I do, kiss it goodbye!  I'm relieved that I CAN'T eat anymore tho.  I don't have the constant nagging of my head saying go get a cookie. I'm bored lets get take out, I'm sad, go grab the Ben and Jerry's.  My head still tells me to but my stomach says, " Go ahead and try!  It'll come right back atcha!" 

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