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

All my life I had a "weight Problem" there was one time that I was at my thinnest and I was in a good place. Nobody could say anything bad about me. Nobody treated me differently. I just normally fit in. I went to the gym sometimes two times a day. That was after having twins!! Id take them with me. The gym was our second home. Then I blew out my back. was laid up for a few months. Went to a Chiropractor for the upper back he hit my lower back against my wishes and 3 months later I was back on the table again. He blew out BOTH sides. :O( Now that depression on top of having seizures since I was 18 I was nailing in the nails. Took it easy for a few years. Got back down because Things got really rocky in the marriage. He decided he wanted to be with his sister in law and who else knows was on that little list. A playboy is NOT what he looks like to see him. Blah Blah Blah.. We stayed together on the cheaper to keep her(them)theory.In 2004 I quit smoking after seeing my mom go through Open heart surgery. 60 pounds no problem. From 2001 until 2008 I knew things were bad. I was depressed I didnt want to be here with the kids I knew he didnt either. Weight came piling on.. In 2008 I was diagnosed with Breast cancer. I cant tell you how much I put on from there. What I can tell you is that my 5'3 frame should not have weighed in at 250 + poounds!! I needed to get the weight off . My cancer doctors told me that weight was a good contributor to the cancer and we didnt want it coming back. No matter how much I tried, no matter how many personal trainers, no matter how much time I spent in the gym. It wasnt coming off. I needed help. But I knew I was alone. I couldnt tell anybody. My 6 month journey with all the doctors was kept all under wraps until I had to tell him. ( I needed a ride home from the hospital) I had my surgery on January 16th I am one week in as I write this. I am still uncomfortable. Going through alot at home still. It hurts to move sometimes. sleeping on the couch every night kinda helps because Im light headed a lot and Im closer to the bathroom. But here I am. Ready to make friends and share my story with you.

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

Nobody looks at you the same. Its like when those models put on the fat suit.. EXACTLY the same way. People are so rude. I am glad I was never that way.

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 only one week in... I just cant wait for the pain to go away.