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DanielaGiron
Ive Always been Overweight, the only piuctures where im not is when i was about 3-4 years old... after that ive always been bigger than normal, enterring high school at 250lbs was hell, was teased so bad and i became very shy and withdrawed, didnt have any friends i actualyy still dont have any. Ive learned to live not caring what other people think most of the time, my mom get really mad when whe...
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Yoyo4life
Tried so many programs pills and gyms nothing worked 5 pounds would come off 10 came back 10 pounds off and 15 on my weight never seems to go down it just seems to keep going up and up and up over the years I'm very conscious of how I look but sometimes I try not to care because I'm just me
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Jus1nita
I was very active during my childhood and teen years--being a track runner and cheerleader kept me pretty much in shape. When I graduated high school, I weighed roughly 115 - 120. After I started working full-time, my weight crept up to 135 in my early 20's. After I had my first son at the age of 27, my weight went from 135 to 214. After giving birth, my weight dropped, but immediately balloon...
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Rejara
I have been heavy since I was 23. Before that was only a few pounds over weight. Every diet made it worse, undiagnosed illnesses made it impossible to follow a typical diet and succeed.
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TheDeathStar
I've been fat literally my entire life. At a young age, I developed a quick wit to defend against anyone who might dare to suggest that I was somehow less than they were due to my size. By 8th grade, I was wearing a very tight US size 24. Still, I somehow convinced myself that my weight could not hold me back. In high school, I discovered I was unable to run for any length of time or distance. By ...
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underconstruction
Prior to attending the bariatric center,I ate anything I wanted, any quantity, at anytime. I did not care or even understand that as I was getting older it was not a good idea to eat like I did when I was a teenager. I joined weight watchers and lost 50 pound, which boosted my confidence; however i made the poor choice of not paying attention to what i was eating so i gained it all back. my highe...
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Jacob H.
While growing up, I was always over weight, but by the time I was in high school it got bad. The worst horror of it was how ashamed I was of my weight and what I looked like, so I would benge eat to drown the pain only causing me to gain more weight and feel much worse. It turned into a never ending cycle
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jabofa
I was raised to ignore my feelings are they are irrational and troublesome. When I could no longer ignore them...I began suppressing them with food. I wasn't able to admit that I had an eating problem as I contained my overeating to once a day. Finally, weighing 398lbs, I realized that my eating and weight were out of control and needed to be handled.
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TheCloudPainter
After fighting with weight all my life, I finally decided to have a gastric sleeve done in 2004.
Sadly, the original surgeon did the sleeve way too big and it failed.
I'm sure I was a contributing factor to the failure, but after 4 yrs of shame, it sure felt good to hear from this surgeon that is wasn't all my fault.
On August 5, I had a gastric bypass w Dr Garcia...
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Erica1988
I was always overweight as a kid, my whole life that is all that I could remember. I think that mostly it was being broad and emotional eating were something that really effected to me. I was pushing 400 pounds and was only 19 years old.
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crazyjn84
I used to be very depressed all the time. I would turn to food for comfort and relief of stress. I definitely couldn't wait to eat, because that was what i thought made me happy. Until weighing myself and seeing how negatively being overweight impacted my life. I tried many times to exercise and modify my diet and it just never stuck.
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April M.
I have struggled with my weight since my early teen years. I was always a few sizes larger than my peers. I would starve myself and lose a few pounds only to regain it as soon as I started eating again. When I became a young adult, I decided to get serious about my fitness. I exercised, watched what I ate and was able to lose 40 pounds. For the first time since I hit puberty, I was happy with my...
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jdp910
Struggling with my weight is very hard on not only me, but the people around me. I often don't feel like going out or going to social functions because I have nothing to wear or am afraid I will be the fattest person there and people will judge me. My marriage has struggled because of my insecurities. I get embarrassed and ashamed of the way I look. I've cried a lot and many times felt alone. I wo...
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snoopygirl1230
I look back at pictures of myself as a child and teenager. I do not see a fat girl but was always "bigger" than other girls my age but I was still active. I rode horses competitively, played sports, and was very athletic. I was never happy with the number on the scale and it didn't help that there was always some fool around to make fun of my size. By the time I was a senior in high school I h...
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Christine S.
I have battled with my weight since childhood. In my teens I did every crash diet and my mother bought me every diet pill available in Mexico but none of these quick fixes lasted. As I got older and had a child my weight went from 180lbs to over 250lbs by the time I was 25. I was and still Im an emotional eater. My eyes continue to be bigger than my stomach but its a daily battle that I choose to ...
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TerrisJourney
I have been overweight most of my life. I am a boredom eater. When I am bored, I tend to grab at food. I suffer from Bi-Polar depression and it is finally being managed via medications and my PCP and my Psychologist, now feel like I am ready to take this next step in my journey to get this weight off. I have tried fad diets and had hardly no results at all. My weight has been a yo--yo all my li...
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jeanboree
I had nearly giving up living. Rarely leaving my house but to travel only a short distance. I struggled with self hate, anxiety and panic attacks. I found it hard to breathe and just completely disgusted by who and what I had become.
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inkyinkerton
I was always a chunky kid. When you're a baby, everyone thinks it's cute. Even into elementary school, it's acceptable to be a plump kid (at least it was in the 80's when I was in school). Around 5th grade it started to cause problems at school, especially as I started getting boobs, not just fat rolls.
I remember hitting 200lbs in 8th grade, so my mom signed me up to go to Jenny Craig with h...
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mona95006
I have been concerned about my weight since I was in Junior High. My mother was always on a diet and took me along. I have been on just about every diet out there, I tried diet pills, aerobic classes, WW, Jenny Craig, NutraSystem, the like. I would lose weight, I lost 70 pounds on the Diet Center plan. But I would hit the plateau and eventually all would come back with more. I ate when stress...
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Erin A.
I to had a high BMI 49. I had Rouex-y Oct. 4 2010 lost 115 lbs. regained 10lbs but on track again! I still feel same during periods though that's normal ; ) I struggled w eating to much of the wrong things then too! I think I have it under control now but WLS is a lifetime Journey...I call mine "Butterful Journey"...I have depression+ Dx's YES it should work & you can pass psych evaluations too! ...
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gonna-be-sexy-nana
I have been struggling for ever with my weight, my nickname in elementary school, and we are talking a long time ago, was "Fatty Phyllis" so bullying has been around forever! I do not like what I see in the mirror these days, and God love my husband, I know he doesn't either. So the time has come to get ri of this gorilla on my back, he is much biger than the proverbial monkey!
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losing_to_live
I've always considered weight loss surgery but years ago I heard a few horror stories nor did I have the insurance or money to get it done. When I first considered bariatric surgery I also had yet been diagnosed with the medical issues that I have now. (I guess they were brewing to make their big debut) I didn't consider losing weight until I got older, as a child I always wished I was smaller but...
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Kelly-RN
I spent most of my adult life on the weight loss yo-yo. One diet after another....lose 10 pounds and gain back 15. Battled depression, pre-diabetes, pre-hypertensive. Avoided mirrors like the plague and spent years in denial.
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cajunlady1958
My emotions always got me in trouble. If I was happy, I ate, if I was sad, I ate, if I was mad, I ate. Living in southern Louisiana doesn't help your weight issue either. Friends would always get together, not to just visit but to eat, and see who could out do the other in baking. I just figured I was in a no win situation, my family was all obese, my culture was always centered around food, a...
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Pattiann
Prior to wieghtloss surgery, I was depressed and did not participate in a lot of activities. I was a very friendly person but inside I was crying. I wanted to be out there and did socialize but still always felt withdrawn. I never ate big in public. In High School I never got in the lunch line to carry a tray to obtain lunch. I was embarrassed to eat in front of people for fear the may remark ...
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