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

I was always a chubby kiddo. Big girl all my life with fleating moments of thiness. I went from 8 pounds to 324 lbs in my 60 years of life. I am an emontional eater! Happy , mad , glad, or sad I ate. I always had the attitude if the thin person can do it so can I. I am here to tell you it was much harder....as if you all don't know this already. I remember my first diet was when I was 9 yrs old. I just wanted to be like everyone else.

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

High School ! OMG the mean things kids said. As an adult you can answer back, but as a teen you run on emotions and can not grasp the words. I think weight held me back in many ways.

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

Not yet but I can't wait! I have a lot on my bucket list! Well I had the surgery 10.16.2012. OMG what a journey...I say this in a positive way. I do ge tried of thinking about my food intake and worry of not losing weight. I keep a food diary, make appointments with my PCP at least every 2 weeks. I will not own a scale as I am a compulsive weigher ( is that a word?) I do need to find some local supportas I feel so alone in this journey. I am still doing the same as I was before but it is SO MUCH EASIER! Painting my toe nails is wonderful. Saying this I was never one who let weight hold me back from doing things I wanted to do unless there was a weight restriction. I do want to go sky diving as well as scuba diving. It is kind of hard to do the later as there is no water in NM. I am so going to look for a support group here.