missmel00
I'd always been "big boned". It wasn't until high school that I started to gain a significant amount of weight and I graduated high school at well over 200lbs. I continued to pile on the weight through my first couple years of university. When I hit 290lbs in my third year of university, I decided I had to do something about it. My doctor had told me that at the rate I was gaining weight and my family history, I'd be lucky if I didn't have a heart attack by 30 years old. It scared the s*** out of me. I began to follow the Canada Food Guide and cut out fast food/junk food as much as I could tolerate. I lost about 30lbs but plateaued and couldn't lose any more. Frustrated I gave up. I figured why do it if I'm not losing weight. When I moved overseas, I began to lose weight again. I was working long hours, but walking and sight seeing a lot. Again after losing a chunk of weight I got to a point where I couldn't seem to lose any more weight. I tried mesotherapy, herbal supplements, Chinese medicine... everything! Then, when I moved back to Canada (and back to all my favourite junk foods/fast foods) I really began to pile on the weight. I thought to myself that I was allow myself to eat some of the food I used to love but only in moderation. Then, with the stress of teacher's college, being constantly broke and having not met many new friends in a new city I began to console myself with food. I reached my highest weight in my life... 320lbs. It's been a long and difficult road to get this surgery (medical offices losing my applications, my application being sent to wrong hospital 'catchment area', etc.) but it's finally time. Yay!
When I lived overseas, I began to "find myself" (as cliche as that sounds). I met great friends.... real friends who didn't judge me based my weight but on my personality. I found myself happier. I loved my career. I dated quite a bit (where I didn't when I was in Canada). I felt happy with everything in my life... except my weight. I can't wait to have this surgery and feel like the woman I'm meant to be :)
