Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
My weight issues began right after I gave birth to my son in 1986. Before getting pregnant I was a very finicky eater. I prayed when I got on the scale it would stay within 125 and 129. The thought of the scale reaching 130 would create a heart attack!!!! How ironic I am almost 270 lbs. today, who would have thought. I always remember my mother telling me “Don’t ever go on a diet they will only making you gain weight” how right she was. I tried every single diet under the stars from hot dogs and ice cream, to lettuce and coffee. The funny one was 3 apples a day and 3 tablespoons of Peanut Butter – OMG that as so funny. I remember going on a 3 day diet and on the second day falling down the stairs of a NY subway station cuz I had passed out. Trust me I lost about 4 lbs cuz I could not eat from the pain in my ribs – LOL……
Before moving to Orlando, Florida from NY in 2003 I was about 175 lbs. although that is a lot for someone 5’ 3” I could handle it. My life became very sedentary, so much so each year for the past 8 years I graduate by being prescribed another medication. Yeah Ms. Alejandro you now have diabetes so we are going to reward you by giving you Metformin…………Yeah thanks another pill. My stomach will love you dearly for it.
After trying Medifast, Weight Watchers, and Transformation a co-worker of mine asked if I would go with her to a seminar at Celebration. What an eye-opener for me. As afraid as I was I felt this would be a great way to get a jump start. Of course you share it with others and they believe it’s a punk way out. For this reason it has taken so long to finally say okay this is I NEED THE HELP AND I NEED IT TODAY…….
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
The worst thing has always been having others in my family make fun of the times I get up to eat, or the portions, or what I enjoy eating. Also, not being able to shop in the regular sizes....not being able to polish my own toes, not being able to squat down or sit on the floor without making a complete fool out of myself.
If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?
My surgery date is scheduled for 49 days from today Thursday, May 3, 2012. I will forever make sure to include that date as the day my whole life was transformed.
MsAlejandro
