MsBabzi
I've been overweight most of my life. Yo-yo-ing throughout my highschool years. After HS, in my 20's I pretty much stayed about 50lbs OW. Then came my 30's. Oh Boy!!! I started to gain. Lost my social life as all my friends started getting married and having babies, which is what I SOOOO didn't want. Children... YUK. Anyway... met my soon-to-be husband at 34 yrs old. Kept my weight at 275 throughtout my marrieage. Then we separated due to work issues and locations. We were separated for about 3 years, with him coming home every weekend in the beginning, then slowly making it to coming home only once every 3-4 months. I started to balloon. I was lonely and had no friends that liked to go places and do things like I did. I had no one but my Mom and she had her own life too.
At 40, I decided I wanted to try WLS. I went to a seminar and was totally hooked. Dr. Neil Floch was so very interesting and easy to listen to, I wanted the surgery right then and there. Oh boy... my insurance didn't cover it. Boo Dr Floch's office tried to help me get "Care Credit" to cover the expenses and I would just pay it back monthly. Boo.. they only approved me for $10k. And we all KNOW, that is only half of what I needed. So I aborted the idea of WLS and went back to eating.
I was a 'bored eater'. Every commercial on TV, I went to the frig cause I hate commercials. I also was totally not in to 'left overs', so when I found something I liked I would eat it til there was no more, cause I didn't want to waste it.
I am since in a new company and voila... their insurance covers it. YIPPY. I went back to a seminar in April 2011. Got approved for it in May. Started all the pre-op tests and doctor visits in June. Cleared for surgery on October 1st. Had surgery on October 20, 2011.
I am now 34 lbs lighter, 3 weeks out. Makes me happy. I already feel a difference. And see a difference in my face and butt. I can't wait to start going back to aero-kickboxing, as I tried it back in 2007 with a co-worker and LOVED it. Lost my co-worker to new employment and refused to go alone. But not this time buddy!!! I don't need anyone to escort me. I cant wait to go alone!!!!
I love all the support I am getting from family and the few friends I still have. And when I think I just can't do this... I think of letting them down and don't want to do that either. I don't want to let myself down, but I don't want to let them down either. I don't want to be that 'fat' girl that everyone talks about. "Oh she's so pretty and has such a great personality, but she is so big".
So here I sit, writing you about my 'old life' and anticipating my 'NEW life'. I cant wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
