Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.

My overall outlook on life is not exciting. I awaken worrying about my weight, and go to bed at night thinking about it. I have many helath problems that inhibit my ability to exercise without pain, and once weight is lost, it quickly returns. I was approved for surgery once before, but pressure from family members made me cancel the surgery. I lost 25 pounds, but quickly regained it back. My osteoarthritis in my back and knees is so painful, a trip to the grocery store is all I can handle and the pain will set in. I have a BMI of 37, and need to lose at least 75 pounds.

What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?

I cannot be the active woman I once was without great pain. I want to be able to do the outdoor activities I once enjoyed with my husband and children and be able to keep up with them. I want to live and enjoy a long, healthly, life.

If you have had weight loss surgery already, what things do you most enjoy doing now that you weren't able to do before?

I am currently going forward again with weight loss surgery even though my family thinks I can do it my own. My husband is very much against the surgery-looking to find ways of convincing him it will be safe, and help both of us live a more productive life together.