lisalcj13
My Name is Lisa. I am a single mom of one son, who's 12 yrs old going on 20! 
Anyway.... I've always been a big girl. my mom use to tell me that when I was little I use to wake up in the middle of the night and get something to eat out of the kitchen. my school years was pure hell. I was always the biggest one in class. I remember weighing 180 in the 6th grade and wearing a size 16. back in the day it was really hard finding clothes that fit. most of the clothes they made for big people back then my gradma wouldn't even wear! as I got older my self esteem got lower and lower. my the time I got to high school I ended up droping out because I couldn't take the stares, being laughed at because of my size. when I was 18 years old I lost about 45 pounds the wrong way ( starved myself and threw up my food) and got down to 220 pounds. I loved how I looked but hated the throwing up so I stopped and of course I gainded the weight back plus more. I did worry about what my friends would think of me when I was gaining the weight back, but then I saw that they still wanted to hang with me. At that point I said to myself you know what if a person doesn't like me because of the size I am then they are not worth my time because I am a beautiful person inside and out! 
so I went back to school and got that " Good Enough Diploma" ( GED) and went to college ( FIT) and now I'am working for a major Womens apparel company I've been in the Fashion Industry about 17 years now.
I decided to get WLS after my last attempt at going to Weight Watchers. you know the pattern at first you lose weight. I lost about 25 pounds, was going to the gym 3 times a week, but the whole time I felt like I was starving! so of course I gained the weight back. so one day I was watching TV and the commerical for the Lap band came on. I honestly didnt' think that my insurance would cover the cost but I said "what the heck" and made an appointment to go to a seminar they were having at Lenox Hill Hospital which leads me up to today. I'am so glad I made the choice to go to the seminar. now I'm taking test and waiting for approval from my insurance. I know that all will go well because I have God in my corner!
