Sherry T.
HI!
I feel like I've been overweight most of my life. I have always been told I have a "pretty face"....honestly, although people were trying to compliment me it always felt like put down because I knew that the rest of me was no where near where it should be. Our own perceptions of ourselves always go to the negative, right?
I re-married a man 7 years ago who never had children and always wanted them.I was already a mother of 3 teenagers, but wanted to give him his dream. Because at that time I was 41 years old, we chose the path of IVF. With each IVF cycle I gained 20 pounds. I honestly felt that Mother Nature was getting even with me...but after 4 attempts we were sucessful. I currently have 3 1/2 yr old twin boys! They do keep me busy but I don't spend the time on "ME" and working on me that I need to.
I decided to have Gastric Bypass surgery after 2 of my friends had it and were very successful. They have encouraged me to move forward and do this for "ME". I really want to get healthy and have the energy to keep up with these beautiful little boys. I also need to be sure that I live long enough to raise them to be adults. My husband is 10 years older than I am and the future is uncertain. I feel I can no longer just ignore the weight issue. The older I get, the more issues that seem to come up.
My insurance company requires me to take 5 phone coaching calls from their coaches before surgery. The calls can occur every 2 weeks so I am looking at a surgery date in the first half of November. My sister-in-law is also having the surgery but waiting til after the holidays. I am hoping to have it before the holidays because I want to start the New Year off right...and as a smaller and healthier me.
I'm excited to start this new part of my journey. And I welcome all support and advice you can give me. I appreciate you sharing your stories with me!