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

I was born prematurely at only 4lbs 8oz. From then on I gained and gained. I was obese by the time I was 6. I got teased a lot in school. I would take the long way home so I wouldn't get snowballs thrown at me or called names. I was pushed in front of a car once for no reason. I suffered from depression early on. I swallowed a handful of asprin when I was just 8. I missed a lot of school that year. I kept eating. In 4th grade we were weighted in front of the whole class. I was 121 pounds. About 20-40 pounds heavier then my peers. It hurt to be put down and my self esteem is so low. I was put on WW at the age of 12 for the first time. For the next 30 years I lost and gained more up to 395. At only 5'3" that puts a lot of stress on my body. I still have periods of depression where I don't leave the house. Large groups make me nervous. I've been on WW, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Physician's Weight Loss Clinic, Medifast, I was a member of OA for 10 years and lost over 145 lbs and then gained 160, lost 100 then gained 115. I tried every diet I saw hoping this one would be the one. WLS is going to be the tool I need to reach my goal.

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

The pain physically, the loneliness emotionally.

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

Haven't had it yet.