Kenyatta C.
Well, I have always pretty much been overweight. As I look back at pictures, I had always been bigger than the typical child. I never really began to feel bad about my weight until recently. I always thought I could get it down and I would lose 20-30 lbs here and there but something would happen and I would gain it back...with an additional 10-20lbs. Not only am I tired of this cycle but I am getting older, I would like to have children very soon, but most importantly I have since this past January been diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood pressure. In conversation with my doctors, a suggestion was made to consider weight loss surgery. Initially, I was angry at what I was hearing because of my record of failure in this area and I saw the surgery as extreme. I was scared of failing with the surgery as well..but I see the success of so many others and I can only apply faith and continue to work towards what I hope to be a positive change.
