liz B.

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  • BMI 47.8

Obesity & Me

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

well i've been overweight since high school, i always felt out of place, because of the other girls that were around me and in my class, i only had 2 best friends in high school, the other girls were nice a slim and here i was a overweight mess to look at, i really didn't like myself at all, i buried myself with junk food, i found it to be a sense of enjoyment and release from the pain that i was feeling. i was a loner i really didn't fit in anywhere, even through out my whole adult life i still struggled with my weight, i was a miserable person inside and out, i just hated myself totally

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

you get short of breath easily, you can't fit into seats comfortably, you get looked down on, you can't find clothes to fit you nicely, you just feel miserable about yourself and your appearance

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

well i had the gastric bypass back in 05, and i felt great when the excess weight began to come off, i felt pretty and loveable, i felt like i was on top of the world, i didn't have any knee pain when walking or getting around, i was able to buy nicer clothes for myself,well now i'm back on that journey again i since regained the weight that i loss due because of my carelessness, i know that this time around i'll be more conscience not to make the same mistakes the second time around

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