Why I decided to have WLS I gained 65lbs. with my first child. It easily came off and I was back to 135. Two children more and still weighed 135. At this point, my husband told me that I was too fat for him to be seen in public with
Why I Decided To Have WLS I would like to tell a little about my struggle with obesity. I tried so many diets in my lifetime and they worked to a point but then the weight just came back on, plus more than I originally lost. My journey all began
Why I decided to have WLS My true struggles with obesity started in my mid 20's. Prior to that, I did have various times in my life where I would gain/lose weight (losing it in not the most healthy of ways), but it did not become overwhelming until I got
My life completely changed on November 16th, 2001. I had been researching weight loss surgery for a couple of years prior to finally making my appointment for a consultation, and I had a laundry list of things I wanted to achieve. At the top of that list were the hopes
If you are considering bariatric surgery, at some point you will ask yourself which of the surgeries you should choose. Although there are a lot of different options, for most patients this choice most often boils down to either the Vertical Sleeve (VSG) or Gastric Bypass (RNY). The Lap-Band and
Why I Decided to Have WLS My unhealthy relationship with food and my weight struggles began when I was in elementary school. My parents divorced when I was 5 years old and back in the 60's divorce really was an oddity. My mother, younger sister and I moved back to
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,
Why I Decided To Have WLS I've have been overweight all of my life but I never let it get in my way. I was always very athletic, and I never let it hinder me. In 1990, I gave birth to my greatest gift, my son. Even though I was
Why I Decided to Have WLS From the time I can remember, food has been a focal point of my life. I love food, adore it actually, but I had an unhealthy relationship with it. It served so many purposes: a comfort when I was sad or lonely, a high
Even as a kid, I looked forward to the Independence holiday. I grew up with a very patriotic flag-loving mother, so we celebrated it in a big way. Our festivities had food (lots of it), fun, and fireworks. Little did I know that my love of Independence Day would grow
