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

I battled with being overweight from my early 20s when put on medication for depression, in over 6 months I had gained 100# I had always been active and continued to be over a period of time I got up to 490# and lost back down to 180# with the help of shots and diet pills in a 19 month period. I did alot of Jane Fonda excercise and maintained my weight, then I was diagnoised with bi-polar and again went on meds for this and gained up to 220# and over a period of time my weight continued to climb and then it was knee surgerys because of weight and then knee replacements on both knees and then foot surgerys due to weight and basically wearing my body out then diabetes and guess what I still hadn't managed to not be an emotional eater thru support groups and drs. and ect, well guess what I came down with gastroparesis and boy did my life change 3 years ago my stomach slowly quit working and can eat but nothing stays down or goes down now getting ready to have the surgery has made me have a positive attitude and made me determined to win the race.

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

I feel not being able to be as active as I want to be and not being able to attend alot of functions due to the pain on my body that this weight has caused, like sitting at my grandchildrens ballgames and climbing stairs and sitting in booths to enjoy my cup of coffee when friends invite me.

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 havent had my surgery yet.