kristy R.
I was heavy from the age of 3 and by the time I was 27 I weighed over 460 lbs. I was DYING. I had severe sleep apnea, I was diabetic and was in constant pain in my back and all of my joints. I had my gastric bypass in March of 2005. It was the best and scariest decision I had ever made. By the summer of 2007, I had gotten down to 198 lbs. I became distracted and allowed myself to stop following my program. I allowed my emotional eating habits of the past to take over again and in the past year, I have gained 44 lbs back. I did not go see my Doctor for that entire year because I was ashamed. My mother and grandmother both passed away in the last 8 months and was stressed and depressed and it all got worse. I didn't take time to take care of myself....my most common mistake. I, over the last month have gotten myself back on track and have seen my surgeon...received support Not a lecture. He is not my enemy...my weakness is and I just need to get strong again. I did it once and I can do it again.