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Obesity & Me

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

I have battled my weight most of my life. I look back at photos from when I was a teenager and think "where did that body come from. I was not that skinny in high school". I really did think I was fat. I wasn't fat. I just wasn't a size 4. I really started gaining weight after I got married. I also have rheumatoid arthritis, so adding weight to my 5'3" frame, was not an ideal situation. I've tried everything: Phen-Fen, Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers (twice), fasting, excercise. I got results, but the weight always came back. I first heard of bariatric surgery in 2004. At that time, my only knowledge was of gastric bypass. It was scary to me. Amazing that it could be done...but still scary. Then I started hearing about banding. Now THAT intrigued me. After a few years of back-and-forth in my head, I finally decided in November 2011 to have LAP-band surgery. My procedure was on 1/25/2012 and I go in today for my 3 week check-up. Wish me luck.

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

Health issues and not being able to find nice clothes in my size that are affordable.

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'm just getting started but I've already "gone shopping" in my closet for smaller clothes that I haven't worn in a while.

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