terriatcamp
I was skinny at one point in my life and then between going into fostercare and puberty...all hell broke loose. I was about 10 when I started to get "chunky". I was "heavy" at 175 in my senior year of High School. All through HS I dieted, using diet pills, starvation and any fad diet that came along. I'd loose a little then I'd gain it all back plus some. You all know the drill. Then I was "overweight". Over the years I tried Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, prescription drugs, Atkins, Dr. Phil and more. At this point I was so educated in nutrition, I could have tought them a thing or two. When I finally heard the words "obese", I cried for days. How did I let this happen? Over the years, I thought about WLS and would always decide against it because "it was too drastic". The final straw came when I got pregnant with my daughter. Carrying her I only gained 15 lbs! The one time it was OK to gain weight I didn't. Go figure. Afterwards I made up for it, I gained 40 lbs after she was born. That was 282 lbs on a 5 foot frame. Not good. She will be 2 in March and I want to run with her and play with her. I want her to have a fighting chance against obesity by giving her a healthy and active foundation. I realized I couldn't do it by myself, that I needed help. That's when I got serious about WLS and here we are...
