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

Weight control has always been a part of my psyche. While I possess a large amount of self esteem I still find myself wishing to be smaller. Emotionally it has been a lot to deal with because my father has used my weight as a method to bring me down to his level of self-loathing. But his words are something that always resonate in the back of my head. Behavorially I have tried everything and then I get caught up in life and find myself slipping by the way-side. Once I found out how attainable Weight Loss Surgery was I felt a weight lift off of me. Because I find that once something is MANDATORY it cannot be easily broken. I like working out I just get soooo tired from work because I am not working out that I cannot find the time to work so its a slippery slope.

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

The worst thing about being overweight is the fact that I cannot find a lot of fashionable items in my size. I love fashion and I even study it but I cannot get runway items because Im too big. I also want to be able to run and jump and not be afraid to because of my weight. Also plane rides and rollercoasters not being large enough :(

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 cannot wait for designer clothes, to fit in the bathtub, and to get a roller coaster seatbelt across my thighs!