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Somewhere in the process of working on my career and adding to my family, I put myself last on the list of "to do" and started eating more and more to try and get the energy I needed to keep going. When my oldest went to college, I decided to put my health on the priority list and have this surgery while I was still relatively healthy. About 9 months prior, I had to start using a c -pap machine to help me breathe during sleep. In addition, my size kept me from horseback riding and doing water sports with my kids. When shopping with friends, I always had to go to go to the plus size department. I realized that I was missing out on life.
I thought about it constantly and every couple of months I would proclaim that I had a new eating plan. Although they all worked to help me get off between 10-20 lbs, I was never very successful. I spent hundreds of dollars in the process. As I looked around at all of the people that I knew with weight issues, I realized that I did not know one person that was able to keep their weight off after dieting. My friends who had gone through surgery seemed to be the real winners. That was the beginning of my journey.
