Seeing as how I've been a member of this site for over 7 years, it's about time I told my story.  I've always been a "chubby" girl, but I was always very active.  I was a competitive swimmer from the time I was 7, until I was 14.  I was big, but I was a strong swimmer.  I also played basketball, was an avid skateboarder, and pretty much was an all around decent athlete.  But, when I hit college, all of that stopped.

During my freshman year, I started working, and had my own car and my own money.  I started eating out more, and exercising less.  I worked for a bank, so I was pretty sedentary.  I didn't help that my mother was a magnificent cook.  We always had big meals topped off with dessert.  Her baking rivaled Betty Crocker herself. 

Needless to say, my weight slowly crept up and up.  Since I'm fairly tall, 5'7" my size is very deceiving.  Most people don't believe I weigh as much as I do.  Plus, I have learned to dress so that I have it camouflaged well.  But now that I'm older, and even more sedentary, my health has started to decline.  I was diagnosed with high blood pressure back in 2000.  I've also been battling high cholesterol for about 7 or 8 years.  During one of my many quests to have WLS, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, and put on a C-pap machine. 

Like most of us here on the site, I've made many, many, many attempts to lose the weight.  I should be a WW all-star, as many times as I've done that program.  I attended my first meeting when I was 9 years old.  I've done all the pre-packaged programs, high protein, low carb, grapefruit, cabbage soup...you name it, I've done it.  I've always been successful at losing lots of weight, but never successful at keeping it off. 

So, here I am.  It's 2011, and I'm a little over a month away from finally having WLS!!!  I want to jump and shout and tell everyone who'll listen.  I'm so looking forward to getting my health back.  I'm tired of the pills, the C-pap, the plus-size clothing stores.  I can't wait to be active again.  Who says that life doesn't have "do overs"?  March 2, 2011, my do over life begins!

About Me
San Antonio, TX
Location
29.2
BMI
VSG
Surgery
03/02/2011
Surgery Date
Sep 26, 2003
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