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

I started having problems with my weight back in 1996 after i had my first child. I started taking Phen Phen, and i lost a bunch of weight, and a lot of sleep! But to make a long story short, i have been taking diet pills for years, Metabolife, phentramine, dexatrim, B12 ect....and now here it is 2012 and i am 298lbs and my Bmi is 44. my family thinks that when youre over weight, you are not beautiful.

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

The worst thing about being overweight is being out of breath, extremely tired, having a hard time sleeping, being concerned about being around for my kids.

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

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