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

It has been very difficult through the years trying to lose weight. I am an emotional eater. I guess you could say it is like a drug for me. I always start out really good on a diet and if I slip up, I give up. I would wake up every morning on a diet and end every night in failure. It has taken me a couple of years to make the decision to do bariatric surgery. I had a doctor once tell me it was my only hope. That was hard to hear. I had to really think about myself and how I allowed myself to get to that point. Now that I have made the decision to have the surgery I feel so positive and good about it that I have done much better with my eating and exercise plan so I will be ready when I do have the surgery.

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

The worst thing is not feeling good enough to run and play with my kids. I also hate worrying about things like seating. Wondering if I will fit in the chairs or booths. The lack of confidence to do the things I really want to do. My weight holds me back. That is the worst thing.

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

I have not yet had the surgery but I cant wait to enter all the stuff I will do in this box.