supermom22
I am a 36 year old mother of 2. I am a stay at home mom. I come from a family with a weight problem and unfortunately I inherited all the bad genes. I started to struggle with my weight in high school and once I was in my twenties it started to take over. After being married, having two children and battling severe depression the weight has won. I have been on all the diet programs and after losing 25-50 lbs I hit a stand still and end up getting depressed and give up and just figure I am meant to be fat. NOT ANYMORE! I'm tired of looking in the mirror at myself. I'm tired of hiding from the camera and I'm tired of not being able to keep up with my kids. I need to be here for them. I made my first appointment with my surgeon and we discussed my options. I'm afraid the bad will be very slow and I don't like the idea of a foreign body in my body. I am still afraid of the gastric bypass so my doctor has discussed the sleeve with me. I have to wait 6 months because of my health insurance so I am preparing myself and trying to get lots of information and support. I am still scared to death because it is a scary surgery and of course my mother is freaking out and worried to death. I went to my first support group meeting last night and it was wonderful. I learned about this site and am so excited. I need lots of help and information. I am currently 296 lbs and I know I need to be around 140 I am imaging. I really have no idea since I don't remember being under 200. I am looking forward to talking to all of you as we go through this wonderful journey together. Good luck everyone and God Bless!
