What made you finally decide to have the surgery?

Hi Everyone,

First, thank you all for being so awesome and helpful in answering my questions. It helps a ton to be able to hear from people who have been down the same path that I am on. I really want to move forward with the VSG surgery but then I get scared. So many of you have mentioned that you just wish you had done the surgery sooner.

Here's my question - what was the tipping point that made you decide to have the surgery?

Paige

The final straw for me was going to visit my parents and being completely uncomfortable in their kitchen table chairs due to the arms being too narrow for me. In the scheme of things, this is such a teeny thing, but it was the final straw.

I turned 50 and was having a lot of health problems and I didn't want to die at 57 like my mom.

I?ve been going through the process for about 1.5 years, maybe 2. I kept extending my nutrition, thinking that if I just tried hard I could do this on my own. That strength is always short lived. I need help. The final straw, and the motivating factor is how I feel. I?m in pain daily. I?m 39, and activities like housework and grocery shopping take everything out of me. I push myself everyday, but my body is giving out. Surgery scheduled for 11-7-17, and I will be moving forward.

I travel all the time for work. Feeling the aircraft seatbelt getting tighter and almost not being able to fly without an extender is what got me motivated.

Should have fone this years years ago is right!!

This summer I didn't want to go anywhere. So it was my daughters birthday in June and she wanted to go to Dorney Park a park of attraction and she asked me to go with her on a ride and I went thinking I could go and I didn't fit and I told her sweaty I can't get on it cause I don't fit and she said but I want to do this with you mom and she really wanted to go on that ride and it broke my heart cause I couldn't fit she didn't go on it. I got into a depression and that was it. Next summer I'm going back and getting on that ride with her.

I lost my mom and 2 aunts in one year. then I found out my dad had cancer. I wont lie none of it was related to being over weight. I was just a wake up call for me. I decided right then that I wanted to live a healthier life for my daughter and myself.

When my mom began crying and said I don't want to lose my daughter. I started my research. Now 2 months shy of 3 years I couldn't be more happy and living life.

My tipping point: my boyfriend was over seas studying abroad and during his holiday break I flew over to visit him. That week we traveled to Pairs, London, and back to Dublin. The photos were what got me. We were on this beautiful trip and I hated myself, and every photo I was in. I refused to post any of the photos of anything below the chest. I felt like I ruined the whole experience.

Also, the fact that I am 22, and will probably getting engaged within the next year or so. I don't want to hate any photos ever again; engagement, wedding, or family photos. So I had the surgery, I want to be and feel beautiful on the best day of my life. I've never really felt that way before. Plus, I will have a better chance of getting pregnant when that time comes!

I had to take care of my future self, before I lost all control

Motherhood did it for me.

We're a theme park family and I can only ride at Disney World.

My husband can't ice skate and I used to be real good at it. I hope to be able to teach my son this winter!

My son started tae kwon do a couple years ago. He's terrible at it, bu****ching the classes I knew I would be EXCELLENT and was itching to get in there.

MAlso my husband began marathon running a couple of years ago and his social circle and lifestyle have changed. I'm tired of holding everyone's coats at the finish line!