My story huh? Well, lets just say I am 20 years old and I've been heavy since...well since birth.  My father was 500lbs at one point, and my whole fathers side is obese.  My mom is overweight.  I have a skinny beautiful sister (of course) and a brother who is 11 years younger than me.  I've always been the token fat kid and ALWAYS got made fun of at school.  But the person who made fun of me the most was my father. My dad hates himself and hates his weight. He lost over 300lbs naturally and always expected me to do it too.  So all growing up, most of my crying was done at the dinner table, when a comment like "if you eat that piece of garlic bread you will live the rest of your life in a bed because you won't be able to move"  Guess what that did to my psychie?  My father was physically and verbally abusive to my mother and my siblings also, so my mom was scared to stick up for me because when she did she was called a stupid cow...fun life huh?  but hey, i refuse to feel sorry for myself and my situation. I've been on a diet since the age of 8 when my mom worked for weight watchers.  I was desguised as a kid who had to go to work with her mother, but I was actually a full fledged weight watchers member.  When I was 10, 11 and 12 I went to a weight loss camp called Camp Shane.  I was told by my father that as a result of him having to pay 9,000 dollars for three years of fat camp, i was to pay the price, and i have been emotionally by him for my whole life.  It took me a year and a half to be able to schedual surgery.  I was 18 when I went to my surgeon, Dr.O.  I am 5'4 and I was 363lbs, my BMI was a 62.4 and he told me I had to loose 40lbs before he would operate on me b.c of my BMI.  It took me from June 2, 2006 to August, 16 2007 to loose the weight.  On August 16, I went in to the surgeons office.  It was 2 days before my 20th birthday, and I got schedualed!!!!!!!!!  My surgery was Sept 17, 2007 and so far so great.  Everyone, except daddy dearest, is EXTREAMLY supportive and I look foward to being my goal of 170lbs before my wedding on New Years Eve off 2008- 2009

About Me
Manahawkin, NJ
Location
32.6
BMI
RNY
Surgery
09/17/2007
Surgery Date
Aug 17, 2007
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Before & After
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338lbs

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