seriously_indecisive
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My story:
I constantly thought about my weight. It was a source of embarrasement. I was worried that like my biological father I would die relatively young of heart disease. I wanted to raise my son.

An example of my weight outscasting and humiliating me...
I went to my sisters wedding over Memorial Day weekend 2007. At her bridal shower I saw someone I hadn't seen in over 10 years. My stepgrandmother. After the words "HELLO" came out the next words were "you SURE have grown since I saw you last'. PAIN! Felt like I had been stabbed in the heart. Why would she say that to me. Maybe I was just being sensitive so I just smiled at her when she said that. So, she says " I SAID YOU SUUUURE HAVE GROWN SINCE I SAW YOU LAST". I said I heard you.  It hurt my feelings so baaaad.

Then after my sisters "bachelorette party" we stayed overnight in her aunt and uncle in law to be's RV that night. I had changed my clothes in there the next morning and left my body slimmer type underwear there by mistake. The uncle in law to be that night pulls them out, laughing about these "huge pair of underwear" that we must have bought my sister as a gag. IN FRONT OF BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY at the rehearsal dinner/BBQ. I almost died of embarrasment. I tried to be strong and not cry in front of everyone.  I told my mom I hated myself and hated my body. She consoled me. Then, I ate my sadness away at dinner.

I got depressed after coming back home from her wedding. A month later I contacted Baylor to attend a seminar. I went in August. I was approved by my insurance a month or so later for lap band. I decided that the RNY would be something I was more interested in and re-applied to be approved for this. It was harder because the insurance started putting me on the back burner. I had to call and cause a ruckus before they would do anything.

I had my surgery Nov 14th 2007. Lap RNY. I had complications and woke up with a NG(naso-gastro)tube thru my nose into my stomach pumping my stomach and a JP drain draining body fluids out of my body via my tummy. GROSS!  I went in on Wed and left the hospital Saturday.

As of now, March-4 months later I am down 80 pounds! I started at a size 20 with a BMI of 42.2--now a size 10 and my BMI is 28.3. Couldn't be happier about it. Still continue to struggle. Still have the "fat girl mentality". Probably always will to some extent. I live in Texas and fried foods are EVERYWHERE and one of my favorite things. It is hard to limit these. I have to think back to the sadness that being so heavy brought me.