kelkelrenee
When I was a little girl I was so skinny that kids would make fun of me. The older kids at my mothers in home day care center would carry me around in a basket. I ate. Boy did I eat. I shocked and amazed my friends and family with my ability to eat off any adult menu in the land. Double cheeseburgers, french fries... Happy Meal toys were never enough to entice me into a child size portion!
But all things must come to an end. By Junior High the party was over, my horrible eating habits caught up with me, and I became the "Big Girl" in my head. Which is all it took for me to decide that I was going to be a Big Girl for the rest of my life. Since that time, I've tried everything. Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Fen Fen (Can u believe Doctor's gave that out?!?), that Richard Simmons one with the cards, Atkins, South Beach, etc. etc. Needless to say, every time I lost, then gained plus more.
Things need to change, and quick. I'm going to be 30 this year, and I feel like my whole life I've been waiting for the strength to get healthy. I thought that eventually something would just click, and I would be able to fix things. No such luck. I've thought about this for a long time, and I've decided that this is what I have to do, in order to have any kind of a life. I've read other people's profiles, and their lists of things they want to do. It's like reading my own journal! I know there's so much life I'm not living. I want to get to it already!
This isn't my first experience with WLS though. My mother had WLS about five years ago. I was not as supportive as I could have been at first. I was so scared. My mom is my best friend, I was 25 and I thought I would die right there with her if something went wrong. But she was over 400 lbs and it was her only hope. I went to all her appts with her. I learned about the surgery, the nutritionist, the supplements, everything. And when she suffered complications and ended up in ICU, I was the only one there with her. In the end she made a full recovery, and I know that it was the best thing for her. I'm so proud of her for all that she's acomplished. In addition to my mom: My Dad, his wife, my ex-Stepmom. They have all had WLS.
I've met such wonderful people on this site already, and I can't wait to meet more of you! Drop me a line, I'd love to know your story!
