Annaliese R.
Growing up I had always been 'bigger' than my sisters, but not so much fat, just solid, it was when I was in year 6 that I began to gain actual fat
Then when puberty hit at around 14 I shot up and I lost alot of weight, I was an Australian size 12, which is about a US size 10.
But even then I still saw myself as fat... I got really depressed when I had to move to england at 15 and gained all my weight back on and then more.
At about 16 I was diagnosed with PCOS and just continued to gain weight from then on.
I watch all those diet shows on the tv and I look at what those people consume and I know I don't eat even a quater of that a week.
I'm not one to snack on unhealthy food, let alone snack at all.
I know I could probably be more active but It shouldn't lead to me gaining 10+ kgs a year.
I tried everything under the sun to loose weight, the only thing I found effective was starving myself and we all know that is just ridiculous. I stopped that, then once again... gained the weight and more.
So about 6 months ago, i'd had enough.... Inside I feel like im normal but this weight just consumes me.
Everywhere I go, every girl I see, i think.... "I wish I was her" or something like that. So I booked myself in for an information night at my surgeons clinic and after, booked an appointment to discuss my options.
Yesterday I was my appointment, and he basically said that surgery is the only option for me, with my PCOS and he reccomended the Gastric Sleeve due to my age and the Calcium issues with the Gastric Bypass.
So he logged in my surgery for April 1st 2009 and made an appointment for me to go see their nutritionist who will tell me what I can and can't eat, what to expect, how to eat and all the important things.
I also have to get a blood test this week and send it over.
Thankfully, in Australia we don't have the problems with the insurence like America does so it was pretty straight forward.
It's going to cost around 4,500 dollars all up thanks to my health cover.
So a few months ago I started saving so luckily I just got the last dollar needed for it today =) So it's all smiles from here on out.
I just can't wait to feel accepted, to not worry about my PCOS as much... to have the sypmotms reduce would mean the world to me.
To be able to walk into a shop and think... I can wear that! they'll have my size!
Right now, that's so hard to believe that it's going to happen. I prey for the best.
Annaliese <3
