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

I always was loosing and gaining weight my whole life so I made the decision to once and for all to loose the weight and keep it off.

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

I wanted to be able to shop in the regular size section and not the plus size, now I am so small I have to order my clothes online to find a double 00!!

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

It has been 4 years as of today I had my lab band. I lost a total of 85 lbs over 9 months and had a total body lift. I have maintained my weight and even have to work hard at keeping the weight on! Never in my life might I think that. I went from a size 16 to a size 00 petite! I did have complications after my plastic surgery but I am a smoker so healing was a little slower. I now look 10 years younger than my current age of 44. The only long term complications I have with the band is severe reflux. I only keep around 4cc of fluid in my band now because I still can only eat very small amounts but it is my way of life. So go for it don't give up you can and will loose the weight, it is life changing to be once the short fat girl to now be a stunning women!