Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

Ive battled with my weight my entire life but it got unmanageable after I went threw a divorce. I started gaining then. Soon after I met a wonderful man who didn't seem to mind the extra pounds and I decided to quit smoking, that was a battle I struggled with for 15 years and I realized I had switched one habit for another smoking for food and I gained even more weight. Soon after I got pregnant with my third child and all of this happened in one years time I ballooned up to 255 pounds!!! I knew I could never face that battle alone.

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

The worst thing about being morbidly obese was my self a steam I couldn't go any place with out thinking that people that would look at me were only thinking...look at that fat girl over there. So I never left the house. I developed edema so it was hard to stand or walk for log periods of time my stamina was so bad that I couldn't even ride my bike for a bloke one way and back with out being completely out of breath.

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

I enjoy shopping, Playing with my kids, going on walks, being around people and not obsessing on if they are thinking about how fat I am and SWIMMING!!!