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Well, what can I say my weight has been an issue pretty much as long as I can remember. I struggled with my weight for the last 12 years. I am a BIG GURL... But the funny thing is that I liked the way I looked. At least I USED TO like the way I looked! My weight was always proportionate. That was until I was put on some medication that caused me to gain 50 lbs in a couple of months. Then 40 lbs turned into 90 lbs and things spiraled from there. I have always been heavy but I have reached a point to where I don’t like the way I look in certain clothes. I USED TO love clothes shopping and buying dress clothes. I would rarely wear jeans or dress down. I would always dress up. And never would I wear an un-tucked shirt. I mean that would have been the worst thing ever 
. Now, I have to worry if a shirt is long enough to cover my stomach and jeans are my everyday wear.
My decision to get the lap-band surgery emerged when I became completely depressed and miserable as the 30yr old, 326 lb BIG GURL
! And when I realized that I must do something now my health before it becomes a serious issue. I want to be a participator in my life and not spectator.
After a year of intensive research of the lap-band and gastric-by-pass surgeries, weighing the pros and cons of each, I have decided the lap-band is best for me.
