Sexy L.
I wasn't a large baby, but I grew up with terms like chunky and pleasantly plump. That set the stage for me to forever see myself as fat. Now I realize that that just wasn't so, at least not always. I have a granddaughter that is the same size as I was at her age and she is anything but fat. So I guess I have to admit that I wasn't either, at least not at that age. I look at pics of myself at 13 and 14 and I was not fat. My grandson says things like "I see why Grandpa fell for you, you were hot." But I saw myself as fat. Then I really did get fat. By the time I was 19 and had my oldest daughter, I weighed in at a whopping 325. There I stayed for three or four years. Then I decided that I wasn't going to be fat anymore and I starved myself down to 120. Back up to 275, back down to 124, back up to 315, down to 118. Back and forth, and back and forth. I finally settled into 215-225. I wasn't happy, but I was content. Then the weight started climbing up and up again. One of my daughters and two of her friends had RNY. They looked great and their health issues went away. Finally when my weight hit 274 and my health hit rock bottom, I decided it was time to do something about it, and on January 19, 2006 I had RNY gastric by-pass done. I am almost to my 2yr rebirthday. I have lost and gained some back. No one said this was going to be a cake walk. I don't want to get down as far as I did at first, but am working at takeing some of the gained weight back off. I want to help others that have fought the fat battle and toward that end, I have become co-facilitator of a Bariatric Surgery support group. Our training is coming through OH. I am getting my life on track and keeping it headed in the right direction. Join that fantastic, exciting journey with me. It is worth everything. See, my grandson now says, "If you weren't my grandma, I would say you're hot. Even if you are an old lady." But he's only 14, so what does he know about old.
