iso: a job!
So, I'm 23 years old, and I've been overweight (more like obese) my entire life. I don't know thin. We're not friends yet. Well, maybe acquaintances... I mean, I have some slender friends, but my body is a stranger to the land of Healthy BMI.
I have multiple different medical issues that I consider stemming from the weight.
- Type II Diabetes - diagnosed in 2000, and I'm horrible at controlling it. I'm on gluc, amaryl, byetta, and humulin insulin.
- Never had a Menstrual Cycle - it's not always a bad thing, I guess.... I think the fat has hoarded all my estrogen, so I've never had enough in me to cause the cycle.
- Sleep Incontinence - I don't know for sure if this is from the weight, but I HOPE SO. It's caused me a LOT of embarrassment, especially in college. Well, in general. Yeah, I hate it....
I guess I've been a confident person most of my life, at least from the exterior. Did well in school, had some friends. Doing well in college (Go WOLFPACK!), feel like I've made some really great friendships. But I've never really felt strong. I'm uber-emotional, quite a bit sensitive, but I hate it. I've never dated, never had a boyfriend, still not sure where I fall in (bf? gf? either/or? not sure) I'm an apparel design major, and want to go into the fashion/apparel industry, somehow. I love design but I've never pulled off the fashionista look. (Thanks a lot Catherine's!)
But I want to have the Roux En Y surgery done...I'm taking the fall semester off from college, hoping to go back in January (God willing!). If so, I'll graduate in May, and be off to a career. But, I'm nervous/anxious/unprepared-feeling.... I don't have a date yet, and I'm not doing so well on staying on the ball with my health. Feel free to PM me with some ass-kicking comments, suggestions, pushes, whatever. Keep me on my toes, OH!
