Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I was orig married in 1990 and lived with a husband who wasn't content with my weight but didn't verbally say much about it, just when i tried to wear something 'nice' it wasn't very impressive to him and he never complimentated me. Years later he would leave. WHICH, was a true true blessing that God bestowed on me due to my TRUE TRUE love would come into my life in 1997. I was always not so confident about my weight and tried all the same diets us "chubby, big boned, healthy girls " would try. Weight Watchers (failed!), Slim Fast (failed!), Dr. prescribed drugs ( succeeded only to fail once off meds) and gained even more. After having 2 kids I never lost the baby 'fat"... and just became comfortable. ( at least what i thought was comfortable)... My husband was my true spirit and never ever commented about my weight, always told me i was beautiful to him. I had went to a seminar on my own about 4 years ago..then didn't follow up with anything thinking I probably wasn't heavy enough and that it wouldn't be for me. This past March 2012 I went to a seminar with my husband... something struck me personally and I felt that this was for me. My decision after long long hard decision, thinking, investigating, learning and talking was to do the Gastric Bypass. I hit my heaviest weight at 257 lbs being 5ft4.
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
The worst was trying to run and hearing my "flappy stomach" flapp and make that sound that was so disturbing to me... then not being able to run with my kids, play basketball, comfortably go sledding, At water parks which my family LOVES i would hide behind a towel, chair, t shirt, and slides.. and just stay in the lazy river so others wouldn't have to see me. My self confidence was horrible and I was becoming depressed to the point where I shoved it inside me and didn't tell anyone how i was feeling. My husband would ask if I want to go out with him and his work buddies and I would say NO.. being embarrassed and not wanting to embarass him.
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 so so enjoy being able to STOP eating ! As I am writing this a friend had ordered from Burger King and is eating Cheesy Tots... Normally I would of ordered a Large..eaten in not a timely fashion.. all gone. NOW, I only ate 2 ... and have not one bit of a desire to have any more knowing that was my BAD food for the day. I had my oatmeal and protein this am and will be having a snack shortely but I am so excited that I bring my own food to work and know what I will be eating is for my Body to make it through the day. I love having the knowledge I have now, and know how to eat my meal. ( also , it's kinda nice that i was able to buy size 16 jeans (from 2nd hand store for $3) ,too ! ) Also, I wear shirts that don't hang over my butt... it's a nice little butt now... HEE HEE !
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