2012 Surgery Sisters
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Topic: RE: Introduce Yourself
Hello everyone! My name is Faye! I am 38, married, proud mom of 4!
My battle is probably not unlike yours! I was active and normal sized in high school. I loved to be active and participate in sports, predominatly, long distance running! I got married right out of high school and gained weight at an alarming rate. I subsequently gave birth to 4 babies and from time to time, I would launch a weight loss campaign and lose a few pounds. At 28, I finished up my baby years with the birth of my last baby, and I decided it was time to get serious and take my body back. It took a year to really get motivated, but that motivation was intesified by a divorce from my husband of 12 years! I got to work, working with a trainer, a Dr. and a Dietician, I managed to lose my first large amount of 105 pounds. It was hard work! I decided I had a passion for health and fitness and launched my education in health promotion. Needless to say, my weight crept back up after a couple of years, and after I remarried. Every year, I would wage a new war! I would educate myself as to all the new fitness and diet ideas out there and apply, apply, apply! I would spend hours a day at the gym, working my body to exhaustion. I would spend every waking moment thinking and reading and researching how I could be successful. The next 8 years was a ammusement park ride of ups and downs with my weight!
Finally, this past year my weight became completely out of control and I had no strength to keep fighting. My weight went up and up and up until I reached my pre-surgery, all-time high of 310 pounds!
Lucky for me, I found out my insurance was starting to offer WL surgery coverage starting in 2012! I jumped on that information and quickly got my stuff together to submit to insurance as soon as the new year came. I suppose it was helpful that I had many documented attempts and my weights were all over the place. It was not hard hard to get approved. I got approved in a week! So, here I am, 4 days pre-op, full of emotions. Joy, concern, fear, are all part of what I feel right now. I am overall, very excited and I look forward to my new path working towards a fit me!
My battle is probably not unlike yours! I was active and normal sized in high school. I loved to be active and participate in sports, predominatly, long distance running! I got married right out of high school and gained weight at an alarming rate. I subsequently gave birth to 4 babies and from time to time, I would launch a weight loss campaign and lose a few pounds. At 28, I finished up my baby years with the birth of my last baby, and I decided it was time to get serious and take my body back. It took a year to really get motivated, but that motivation was intesified by a divorce from my husband of 12 years! I got to work, working with a trainer, a Dr. and a Dietician, I managed to lose my first large amount of 105 pounds. It was hard work! I decided I had a passion for health and fitness and launched my education in health promotion. Needless to say, my weight crept back up after a couple of years, and after I remarried. Every year, I would wage a new war! I would educate myself as to all the new fitness and diet ideas out there and apply, apply, apply! I would spend hours a day at the gym, working my body to exhaustion. I would spend every waking moment thinking and reading and researching how I could be successful. The next 8 years was a ammusement park ride of ups and downs with my weight!
Finally, this past year my weight became completely out of control and I had no strength to keep fighting. My weight went up and up and up until I reached my pre-surgery, all-time high of 310 pounds!
Lucky for me, I found out my insurance was starting to offer WL surgery coverage starting in 2012! I jumped on that information and quickly got my stuff together to submit to insurance as soon as the new year came. I suppose it was helpful that I had many documented attempts and my weights were all over the place. It was not hard hard to get approved. I got approved in a week! So, here I am, 4 days pre-op, full of emotions. Joy, concern, fear, are all part of what I feel right now. I am overall, very excited and I look forward to my new path working towards a fit me!
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Hello fellow Surgery Sisters! I just want to take a moment and congratulate you on your decision to commit to a healthier life through weight loss surgery! I, like you all, have battled my weight for my entire adult life. I know the physical, emotional, and psycological tole that this battle can have on us. I know, personally, this choice was not an easy decision to make. I know we all come from various backgrounds and bring with us a plethora of experiences. Please take a moment and share some of them with us in this section by introducing yourself!
