luv2loselbs
I have been overweight for most of my adult life. As a teenager in highschool I was soooooooo slender that the neighbours would tell my mother to have me eat more. But I was a cheerleader, I lived in the subburbs and walked into town every weekend and was very active.
I first started gaining weight when I went into nursing school. For months we would sit, study and eat the hospital food which was full of starch and calories. I packed on 50 lbs. I got married and moved from my home town to a large city. My husband went to work, played hockey, golf and I was alone.........so I guess I ate. I soon got pregnant and put on another 50 lbs. So I continued to gain, lose, gain you know the story.
I hate how I look. I think I look fine until I see a picture (few are taken of me) I just don't know how to fix it. I have tried many diets and programs I have lost only to fail again and regain. A friend of mine who I hadn't seen in over a year dropped by and she looked amazing. I asked what she was doing and she told me she had had a lapband done. Well, we talked and I started to look into WLS. My doctor thought I should have it done as well.
I live in Canada and was told I may have to wait a long time because of all the changes and the waits. I thankfully do not have any other medical problems and therefore would not qalify for OOC and I either wait or do self pay.
My partner and I will be travelling this winter to the South Western states and I started to research WLS in Mexico. I have choosen Dr Alberto Aceves and am looking forward to January 18th. I know that this is only a TOOL and that I must eat correctly and exercise (one thing I hate to do) but I look at my pictures and I know that I will do this for me.
