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Obesity & Me

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

I loathed myself. I did everything under the sun not to feel my emotions. Unconsciously. I was an extension of my mother growing up as a child. I was not nurtured to have my own identity. I was always wrong when I tried to branch out into something that was different than my mother and survival. I was a very smart and rebellious kid. I started stealing at a young age, as well as smoking cigs, weed, and drinking. As I got older I had fits of rage, tantrums, and crying fits that lasted for hours. I was invested with guilt and shame. I put on a happy face to others, and in the privacy of my own home, I was like a tormented poet.

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

That I was slowly killing myself.

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

Being able to do stairs without being out of breath. I love stairs. Sitting in lawn chairs, or any chair for that matter and having space, not worried about breaking the chair. Being able to set a healthy example for my daughter and grand daughter.

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