Downsizing Denise
I am 41-years-old and have battled with my weight my entire life. I'm sure that sounds familiar to everyone here! I grew up with a skinny mom that used to drink Ensure to try and gain weight - not a good situation for an overweight kid that loved to eat. I remember being told to do the "push away" diet by my grandfather...."Just 'push away' from the table!" I felt like a whale. When I look back at pictures of myself I realize that I may have been a little overweight, but was far from the fat pig that I felt like.
I got married a week before my 22nd birthday and had my first baby about 18 months later. I gained quite a bit of weight with him and never lost it. Four babies followed with more weight gain - I just quit caring and became the big fat person I always thought I was anyway.
I started researching WLS a few years ago, but gave up hope of ever having it done due to lack of insurance. We recently moved to NY and our insurance situation has improved - so here I go! I am very excited to have the surgery, though I'm still trying to decide between the Lap-Band and RNY. Ultimately I believe I'll go with the RNY. I can't imagine being able to shop for clothes that I like rather than just what fits, having energy to keep up with my kids, etc. It will also be a joy to get off of the blood pressure medications that I take and to no longer have aching joints.
