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My story as a obese person begain fairly early, the earliest I remember it being an issue was in kindergarten when my grandma made me an outfit for picture days and, it was very tight and I had these huge cheeks and short hair and I realized I was fat! I went on my first diet (Weight Watchers) when I was 7 or 8 years old, I made it to goal and even have a picture of myself getting my pin! I regained the weight rapidly after Weight Watchers and would go on to join many times over. When I was 11 years old my mom (who was also obese) started seeing a "diet doctor" to lose weight, she took lots of "vitamins" which I believe were probably some type of amphetamine, we both lost a substancial amount of weight, but gained back soon after mom (which meant me) was no longer following the plan. I spent a good portion of my teenage years on every new fad diet that came around, my weight fluctuated between 100lbs to 200 lbs. I tried weight watchers (again), diet pills, Richard Simmons, diet center, excessive exercise, not eating, grapefruit diet, saw a dietician, you name it - I tried it! I then married at an early age and had three children by the time I was 23, at this time I learned about Phen-fen and lost over 100 pounds taking phen-fen and attending Weight Watchers, it was then pulled from the market, I moved away to attend college and the weight came back! Since that time I have fluctuated between 200 and 320 pounds, trying Atkins, LA Weight Loss, weight watchers (yet again), no carbs, high carbs, more diet pills, more exercise, and finally today where I am so fed up with dieting and fad diets that I get nauseated thinking about them. I have sworn off diet pills, counting calories, and cutting out food groups, I want to be healthy and know in my heart that weight loss surgery is the answer. My mom had the surgery 7 years ago and has been successful and I know I can be too! I have a very supportive husband and three teenage children, also supportive of my plan, now I just have to jump through all the hoops of getting approved, passing the tests, etc. and I will be on my way!
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