Diane B.
Well, here goes:
I have been overweight most of my life, except for a brief time in high school where I was very thin, due to the fact that I discovered boys, and diet pills. I come from an obese maternal family, and I do believe that genetics as well as environment had a lot to do with my own weight strugges. In doing a little digging with my therapist, I remembered my dear mother telling me not to eat (much of anything) because "you don't want to get like me." Well that certainly backfired. I have gained weight steadily in my 20's and 30's, the bulk of it being with each pregnancy, I would gain about 40 lbs and I never took it back off. When I hit my 40's, I realized that only I am responsible for my own happiness. If I don't take a little time to work on "ME", I won't be around too much longer for my children.
I started researching WLS in August , and here I am, scheduled for January 9 2007. During this time, I have been "trying on" a high protein low carb lifestyle, as well as sampling protein shakes. When I was weighed at the info session, I was surprised to see I had lost 9 lbs! I used to lay awake at night obsessing about food. What I ate that I shouldn't have, what healthy choices I could make tomorrow, etc. Now that I have made the decision wo have WLS, I sleep much better at night, I am not laying there, trying to sleep, thinking about food, and wondering what snack might satisfy my soul. I am at peace with my decision. My husband married me heavy, and has never said anything negative about my weight. He ate right along with me. I hope my getting healthy will inspire him to do the same, and set a good example for our children.
I was going to type "THE END" but it is not. It is "THE BEGINNING."
