KASIE B.
LET ME FIRST SAY, BIG OR SMALL, I LOVE MYSELF! THAT WILL NEVER CHANGE ....
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY WEIGHT ALL OF MY LIFE. BUT MY WEIGHT STORY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THEN ALOT OF YOU GUYS. SEE, SINCE I WAS 8 YEARS OLD, I HAVE PLAYED SOCCER. THREE TIMES A WEEK PRACTICE AND GAMES EVERY WEEKEND KEPT ME VERY FIT. ON TOP OF THAT, I ALSO PLAYED BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL EVERY YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. BUT I KNEW THAT MY WEIGHT WAS A ISSUE BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY GOT SKINNY LIKE THE REST OF MY TEAM MATES. I STILL WORE THE LARGEST SIZES IN ALL THE BOUTIQUES AND DEPARTMENT STORES. I ALWAYS HAD A PUGGY STOMACH AND MY LEGS AND ARMS WERE LARGE. BUT THE SPORTS KEPT ME BALANCED. WHEN I TURNED 18 YEARS OF AGE AND ALL THE SPORTS ENDED, THAT IS WHEN THE WEIGHT POUNDED ON. MY HEAVIEST WEIGHT IS 315 LBS. I BECAME SO FRUSTRATED WITH DIETING AND SICK OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THE LITTLE THINGS...ROLLER COASTERS, FLYING COMFORTABLY, EVEN WEARING A BUTTON DOWN SHIRT! THIS IS WHY I DECIDED THAT SURGERY WAS THE BEST OPTION FOR ME. I HAVE SO MUCH MORE IN LIFE TO DO AND I WANTED TO DO IT WITH CONFIDENCE AND POISE. PEOPLE DONT REALIZE THAT, "JUST BEING NORMAL" IS HARDER WHEN YOU ARE A LARGER PERSON.
THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG BUT BLESSED JOURNEY. I HAD GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2008. THE SURGERY WENT EXCEPTIONAL AND I WAS UP AND WALKING 3 HOURS LATER! IM 28 YEARS OLD AND I THINK THAT HAD ALOT TO DO WITH MY FAST RECOVERY. ANYWAY, ITS ONLY BEEN A WEEK AND I FEEL GREAT. IM DOING EVERYTHING I DID BEFORE...THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, IM NOT EATING! OF COURSE, IM SOOOO TIRED OF LIQUIDS, BUT YOU GOTTA DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. I HAVE BEEN WEIGHING MYSELF EVERY SUNDAY AND MY FIRST WLS RESULTS WERE 27 LBS. GONE! ALOT OF IT IS WATER WEIGHT, BUT I WILL TAKE IT! LOL...
