Smilesy
I have battled weight since early elementary school. I remember after parent/teacher conferences in the 5th grade my parents handed me some wieghtloss books and said the teachers reported that I would be happier if the kids didn't pick on me so much. In high school I walked and ate less and lost about 65 pounds. It didn't take long to gain it back, and in the end of college I lost about 80 pounds. I got married, had 2 kids, and peaked at over 350 when my daughter was born in 99. In 2001 I joined weight watchers and lost 108 pounds over the next 2 years. That gave me such strength and courage to accomplish anything. Including confronting a marriage that had died and start working on divorce plans. Unfortunately, 2 months later my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he died 9 weeks later, a couple months later my ex moved out and my mom moved in and I ate. And ate. And ate. But this time I stopped myself before I gained all of the 108 back and then some. But started seriously persuing bariatric surgery. I changed my insurance during my employer's open enrollment to one that would cover surgery. And within about 3 months I have had all of the pre-op testing, seminars, appointments, and insurance approval. My surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 8 am (March 6, 2007) I am so excited it is beating out any nervousness. I am finally going to have a tool to help me beat this once and for all!
