My Story

Sep 09, 2014

I am a yo-yo dieter - classic....I was 150 lbs in my early 20's and thought I was fat.  Now 150 lbs is my goal.  If I had never started dieting I probably would have been ok.  My life has been all about being caught up in the vicious cycle of losing 20 and gaining 30 until here I am now at 315 - my highest weight ever.  I have never stopped dieting for long - just long enough to gain and gain more than I have lost.  But always got back on the diet treadmill.  Weight loss surgery was never a possibility for me because I thought it was too dangerous.  I didn't know about the sleeve until one night at the Safeway checkout the cashier just randomly starts telling me how her daughter went to Mexico to have weight loss surgery.  She told me it was the best thing she ever did for her life.  She planted a seed about 4 months ago and now here I am on my way to Mexico in Oct.  Wow sometimes when you are given a message, a gift, you need to be wise enough to listen.  I listened...I was hopeless...thinking I would be in pain from arthritis from my weight for the rest of my life, slowly losing my mobility, knee replacement not an option unless I lose the weight...feeling despair.  I now have hope...I now can see my future differently.  I am beyond thrilled to start this journey.  I am 53 and still have so much more living to do.  I want to feel vital again - alive - free from the burden of all this weight.  I feel truly blessed.

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