Nikki H.
I don't think my story is any different from anyone else's. I've had weight issues since I can remember. I was always a little overweight but when I started high school I began putting on weight I would never be able to take off on my own. I've asked myself why thousands of times. The very basic answer is overeating and under exercising. But that's never really the reason. I ate because I was lonely or scared or bored. I grew up an only child and my parents had a lot of marital problems that lasted about ten years until they finally divorced in 2008. I battled with severe depression coupled with very low self esteem and feelings of no self worth. I dated men who targeted girls like me. I have been a door mat too often. While this is totally unacceptable behavior I do not blame others for my addiction to food. I, after all, allowed it to happen. That's why I sought out weight loss surgery. It certainly isn't because I have someone to impress, it's because I want to be independent of food and I want to live the life I want, not the life that my weight dictates.
