taina1271
The feeling of failure comes to mind when I think about my weight loss struggles. My struggles began at the age of 16 years old, that’s when I had my first of two sons. I was sure during my pregnancy that I wasn’t going to get fat because I didn’t gain weight until my last trimester, WRONG! In that short period of time I gained 50 lbs, but again to my surprise I lost it all very quickly thank god for the youthful metabolism. However in my effort to prevent future pregnancy’s I began taking birth control pills and that ended the run of a youthful metabolism. I quickly started packing on the excess pounds and by 24 it was going down hill. I tried to watch what I ate, but to no avail the weight kept coming on. At 26 I became pregnant with my baby boy (well he is almost nine now but he is my last so he'll be my baby anyway I digress) although I gained only 20lbs with that pregnancy I was already obese and things with my body were completely out of control. I wanted to have gastric bypass surgery for the last 5 years but allowed the opinion of other people mostly because I thought they were friends to convince me that I was not a candidate for the surgery. I made attempts at loving my full figure, be proud of the fact that you are a BBW girl, is what I told myself because after all “REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES”. I could never wrap my head around being proud of having a double chin and a huge belly. My body wouldn’t allow me to be proud of getting up barely able to walk to the bathroom because if it wasn’t my knees it was my feet that gave me constant pain, and let’s not even discuss my lower back pain, NOT SEXY TRUST ME.
Thank god I decided that 2008 was my year to take care of ME and I would do what ever it took to get this weight off and begin living a healthier life. So I’m scheduled for surgery hopefully there aren’t any complications with my insurance company and life will be changing for me in March, 2008.
The lesson that I would hope that anyone who has taken the time to read my personal message is NEVER LET THE OPINIONS OF OTHERS DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR LIFE.
Stay healthy and god bless. 
