Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery.
I grew up abused by everyone I trusted and loved and I also grew up needing to find a shield, weight was what I found! I started putting on weight as early as I could remember, never really eating a great deal but my choices were always very poor. My parents taught me how to eat badly, everyone was heavy in my family so as they say, the genes were perfect.
I was diagnosed with Bi-Polar Manic Disorder when I was 19 years old, which explained a great deal about my behavior both sexually and mentally. I never had any problems with men other than I always picked the men with the most problems because I felt that I was not worthy of more due to my weight.
I tried every diet, every exercise, every Doctor but nothing worked, every dream was shattered, every decision was made because of size not dreams!
What was (is) the worst thing about being overweight?
So many things come to mind but I would say the worst is the self abuse, the abuse that you continue to allow in your life, the children in the Grocery line saying, "Hey Mommy, that lady is so fat", not fitting in Airplanes, or Amusement Ride seats, buying clothes that you know will only make you look bigger but you swear you look so cute!
Face it being overweight carries so much pain, pain that never really goes away, even when we get thin through Weight Loss Surgery knowing that you will always be thin, the "YOU" inside does not change. The addictive eating, the feelings of not being worthy, this never goes away.
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 want to say SHOPPING for clothes but that is just one of the many things I enjoy but what I have noticed in the 13 years since my surgery is that, I am still the little girl that was abused, the woman that allowed her husband to beat her, the woman with dreams that never came true if I allow myself to be!
I stand up to be noticed, I wear bright clothes, I love myself when I am good and love myself more when I am bad and I have forgiven myself for all my sins against myself.
I have started a website because it is my Passion to connect with others that have Weight problems, share our stories, heal our scars and celebrate who we are and what we have become.
I had BPD/DS surgery in 1999, I weighed 332 pounds and am now down to 120-124 and have stayed there for 13 years. I have had Abdominoplasty (Plastic Surgery) to remove the 13 pounds of excess skin that was causing problems. I would love to have my Arms, Thighs & Breasts done but have to wait until I find a rich man that wants to get married. Oh yea, I have to fall in love with him first!
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~ Sherri
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