peruccha97
My story began in childhood. My weight became an issue at about the age of 8 or 9. I can remember shopping for half size clothes with my mom. School aged children can be very cruel if you do not fit the mold. The summer before the ninth grade, I had a growth spurt and thinned out some. I started the ninth grade a size 10/12. I was still considered heavy compared to most of the girls in school. My best friend was a size two. When I graduated high school, I spent some time in the army. Kept my weight stable. Met my husband, got married, got pregnant; and then my weight began to climb. At my last doctor visit before my son was born I weighed in at 240-some pounds. That was 28 years ago. I have been battling my weight since that time. I have had times when I have lost weight but only to regain it back. About six years ago, I decided to try weight watchers again. I don't know what was different about this time, but I was able to lose all the weight. One hundred and seven pounds in thirteen months. I was a new woman. I was running three miles a day and doing 5K's. I was able to maintain that weight for nearly two years and then...old habits and routines began to creep back in and I slowly gained all the weight back. I really let myself down. Along with that came so many feelings of disappointment in yourself and not liking yourself. After feeling like a loser over the past two years and beating myself up over the losing and gaining yo-yo; I had decided to look into bariatric surgery. My blood pressure was high and hard to control. I was told I had diabetes now. I had developed a fatty liver. And not to mention all the bone and body aches. I was not sleeping well at night and always was fatigued. During the pre-op testing for bariatric surgery, I was also found to have sleep apnea and multiple vitamin/mineral deficiencies. My surgery was scheduled for July 16, 2009. I am hoping to be able to use this tool like it is suppose to be used and take control of my life. I want to be healthy and happy.
