Callmesunshine
I'm a 39 year old mother, with two children. I have a daughter, 20 and a son, 17. I have been looking at WLS since 2001. I wasn't quite sure I wanted to do it back then because I thought I could do it on my own. Plus, my children were a huge reason not to. I've never been married so I didn't want them to lose their mother, in case of complications. In 2005, I had a coworker pass from WLS complications. That hit me hard. I didn't even want to think about it again, for the fear of the same thing happening to me. Finally, when the sleeve came out, I reconsidered and researched. I kind of kept the idea on the backburner, while trying to lose weight the old fashion way.
Since my kids have been born, my weight has went up. I was about 160-170 after I had my daughter, then 190 after my son. My weight kept rising after my son. I felt like someone had starved me for 9 months. Anyway, at one point (for about 10 years) I stayed at about 250...losing 30, gaining it back...losing 20...gaining it back (you get the idea). I usually didn't go over the 255 mark. It wasn't until I tried Medical Weight Loss that I gained the most weight. I went down to 220, then skyrocketed within a year to 300. I had never gained more weight like that before. I have been uncomfortable, depressed, and isolated by my weight. I have been humiliated. It is time to change. It is time for me to live.
I'm really an active girl. I love doing things outdoors - canoeing, hiking, camping, fishing, swimming, biking (if I could), softball (if I could), etc....I've just not had the opportunity because of my weight. It has kept me from doing or even trying the things I've been wanting to. It's time for that to change. It's time for me to live my life. It's my time!
