The_True_KayD

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  • BMI 30.5

Obesity & Me

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

It is a battle. My body does not match what my mind thinks that I am. n my mind, I am active, agile and spontaneous. My body does not match that. I feel sad that I am a contradiction. I have been contemplating bariatric surgery for three years. In the past I have dismissed due to either fear of surgery or fear that others will say that I am taking the easy way out. The preparation for surgery is a great deal of work. Just that alone defies the "easy way out":. I am looking forward to this process and make my health my #1 priority. My health is suffering because of my fear of what others think, Great! That has resulted in being 100 lbs overweight. Maybe that fear of what others think is starting to kill me! Time for me to stop this death sentence!

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

The sadness. I am constantly worried about fitting into chairs or even breaking a chair. My health is starting to be impacted too.

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

Getting back to being active. I love to dance. Right now i am not able to dance for fear that I will injure my knees.

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