Before and After RNY Gastric Bypass With Lena, losing 68 pounds!

August 29, 2017

Why I Decided to Have WLS

As a Hispanic family, food was all around. I also grew up poor, so whenever we did have food, my family never liked to see it go to waste, so we ate it. “Poor food” wasn’t exactly healthy food for me and my family, and it mostly consisted of high carb filled food such as tortillas, rice, potatoes, chili, sopapillas, beans, but it was also comfort food. Growing up like this, I almost felt pressured into eating. In my family and culture, you always ate when your grandmother or auntie offered you food, you would offend them if you didn’t.

Soon after graduation, I was no longer as active. I gradually saw my weight going from 130 to about 170 over the course of a year, taking my self-confidence with it.

As an adult, I certainly had my run in with bad relationships. I felt that I was not attractive to people, and often settled for men who were verbally abusive and controlling. This was a downward spiral that led to depression and leading to more weight gain. At my heaviest, weighing in at 250 pounds, I was facing many health issues like sleep apnea, diabetes, depression, and high blood pressure. I spent many days driving home from work crying. I was not happy with my life. I was dragging two little children with me through this emotional rollercoaster. At the lowest point in my life, I felt that I hadn’t amounted to anything.