2bmebuthinner
Hello! I have been overweight my entire life, my dad's entire family is overweight so I didn't have a running chance from day one!!! My sister is also overweight, her and I have been this way forever...My dads side of the family is also not very healthy, they are all diabetics and have all the other underlying issues that go along with it, none of them have ever tried to take care of themselves and so now they are all facing very serious medical problems and a few have already died from them. I was diagnosed with Diabete's in August of 2007, after this diagnosis I realized that I needed to do start taking my life seriously and making better choices in my life. I have two small children and I want to be around for them and not end up like my dad's family. I have tried numerous diets, etc to lose weight, I had success but as you know would gain the weight back, my highest weight was 268 pounds when I was diagnosed as a diabetic. This is when I started to seriously consider WLS, I felt like I had reached a point in my life where I just couldn't do it by myself and I needed to start considering what was best for my so that I would know I could be around for my kids. I discussed it with my family and of course you have the normal discussion about risks, etc. I kind of felt like I was coping out and taking the easy road, but after researching and attending the seminars I realized that this was the best thing that I could do for myself and I didn't care of my family supported my decision or not this was something I was doing for myself and I am thankful that I followed through with this decision and look forward to what is to come.
