What is the Why is your life that gets you through the Hows of wls?

Good Morning Michigan,

We all have a million reasons for wanting WLS.  But out there, there is one motivator, the true motivator that drives us, our Why.  For me, my Why is my children.  I have a feeling this one may be popular for moms and dads.  For without them, my drive wouldn't be as hard, as determined.  With this Why, the How's of wls become a little easier.  The How of eating tiny meals of boring yogurt day in and day out for months.  The exercise day after day that seems to show no change to your body forever.  The frustration of all the changes mentally and physically....  But somehow those Hows are just a bit more palatable now with a Why preceding it.

Tell us what your Why is, don't be embarressed.  What drove you to wls, to take that leap of faith?

boxermom

Good Morning BM and all who follow. (remember lurkers don't be shy chime in any time).
Havin a cup of chocolate protein coffee and a hard boiled egg for starters. then on to my water.

MY WHY: I was just retired and found myself on my back on the counch watching 500 lb this person and that teen and so on. I had injured my back racking leaves and it started. I could baerly walk. grocery shop or clean. I had to sit on a chair to load the dishwasher. I was becomeing my mother, who passed away and lived a miserable life because of obesity related issues. I put my daughter in the same position I was in at her age, fending for my mothers wants and needs. (playing nurse maid to me) . I felt that I had to change the way I was or I would surely be the person that the fire department would need to cut the front room wall out of the house to remove me if I got in any emergency situation. I was fearful of becoming the mom in What's Eating Gilbert Fry. And I was sick of making my children suffer embarasment for what I had done to myself. So I made the choice to change.

It was OH and this board that got me through the scary parts and gave me hope and courage when I was in need. I can't say how much the support and friendshipsthat have come from this mean to me.

Wishing everyone has a supperdooperXPLodishish day!
 

I had been thinking of having wls but had put it on the back burner. My youngest son asked me (not because I was overweight) who is going to take care of me if you die? That was the final straw for me. That is when I decided to get it  together and have wls. It took almost a year to jump through insurance hoops.

Cheryl

lHi BM and Cheryl. good to see you all. Lets get the daily morning java chat going again. it was so much fun. I really miss it. How about you?

 i am up for it.  always looking to getting the board active again.  mar, you can start when you get up tomorrow ;)