Randi23
So here is the thing - I am normally not a joiner. Coming on this website and putting myself out there is not something I do. A friend sent me this website as I have made my first Dr appointment to talk about WLS. As I browsed through some of the postings I found that the amount of support provided is amazing. So I have decided; if I am going to do this thing I am going to do it all the way. I am going to surround myself with people who understand. With that said here is my story...
I have been bigger all my life. Most of my life I thought I was much bigger than I was. I looked great in high school but had no idea because all the girls around me had no figures and a size 6 was big to them. So stand me in a picture in the middle of them and my size 14 waist was looking huge. What I know as an adult is that a size 14 looks great on my body type. Oh, the good ol' days... I think I have tried every diet in the book. Had a little success with LA Weightloss but it didn't last. I have a duffel bag of diet pills I have tried.
Someone once told me that no one gets skinny when they are happy. I met my husband when I was 19 years old and in the best shape of my life. He swept me off my feet. Treated me how every woman on this earth should be treated. We married after being togther for 4 years. I have gained 116lbs since meeting him. To say that man loves me for me is an understatement. When I told him about my desire for WLS he thought I was crazy. That I am fine the way I am. He does not know the pain my extra weight causes me though. I am not a complainer by nature; my mom always said - if you aren't bleeding you shouldn't be crying. But I am bleeding - just no one can see it. So I allowed myself to cry.
I am done crying now. At this point I am looking forward, chin up and determined. Wish me luck - from everything I have read there is a long journey ahead....
