Goldie97
Bummed
Nov 15, 2007
Picking up the pieces
Nov 04, 2007
About me
Oct 29, 2007
I am 30 years old. I have been married for 10 and 1/2 years to a great guy who loves me for who I am. I have three boys 12, 8, and 6. They are a handful and always on the go. I have been battling my weight since the birth of my second son and it really got out of control when I had my hystorectomy in 2003. But the last year I have really packed the weight on; weighing in at 357lbs. I have a torn ACL in my left knee that the doctor's can't do anything about because of my weight, I have lower back pain, high blood pressure, and to top that off I am Bipolar. My depression has really gotten worse here lately because I hate to look at myself in the mirror, I can't go shopping and find clothes that fit me, I can't go grocery shopping because I get winded, I don't like going out in public because of how big I am. I feel like I am an embarrasment to my kids and husband. I have just been sitting in the bedroom here lately just isolating myself from everything. I have tried every diet pill there is, slim-fast, Hoodia, low-calorie diet, just fruit and veggies, Atkins, the Atkins modified, South Beach, and what ever else there is. Now I am doing my research about weight loss surgery. I am leaning toward RYN but I am still undecided. I would like to here about everyones story that has been through or is going through what I am going through. Tell me everything that you think I need to know. I sort of got the ball rolling because my doctor says I am a good candidate for the bypass and I have to go to a seminar and get my blood work done before I go back to her in a month.