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

I was always very thin thru my teens up until my early twenties. I am from a family of obese ppl but I dodged what we call "the fat gene" for most of my life. I began to struggle with my weight about 8 years ago....my weight gain began when my mother died of breast cancer(she was also obese). It took me years to figure out my trigger and I now realize that's what it was.. I was depressed, angry, and for the past 3 years, not wanting to participate in outside activities with friends and family because I was disgusted with my outside appearance. I hit rock bottom and a serious depression when I looked at xmas photos from 2010 when my 5"5' body made or to a whopping 250lbs!!

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

The worst thing about being overweight was sweating!!!! Everything made me sweat...walking, running, moving, even sitting still!!

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

Walking in the park without feeling like my chest is going to explode! Being able to play the Wii without needing a shower afterwards.