Pete R.
My story is fairly simple and straight forward...
I'm #7 out of 8 kids. I come from an obese family. Mom had one of the early gastric procedures in the early '80s. She vomitted daily. She lost lots of weight. And eventually, scarring from her surgery caused a bowel blockage leading to emergency surgery and ultimately, a massive heart attack leading to her death. As sad as this tale is, I have to remember a few facts:
1. Mom did not change her lifestyle and eating habits.
2. She hated going to doctors and often ignored their sage advice.
3. She was a great role model for how not to succeed with WLS.
4. And finally, I'm not my mother and I do learn from mistakes... mine and others.
As for me, I'm a 36 y/o single man who has never been married, no children, and a fairly boring life. While I am comfortable in my skin, I know that I am not healthy. I know that if I don't make a change soon, I'll be following mom to the grave much sooner than later.
I'm tired of not fitting in toilets and restaurant booths. I'm tired of having to mail-order my underwear simply because no store sells affordable underwear in my size. I'm tired of $300/month in prescription meds due to all of my ailments. And most importantly, I'm tired of all of the excuses I've made for myself as to why I'm still single after all of these years.
It's time for me to start living my life for me and going after the things I really want in this life.
