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  • BMI 25.0

Obesity & Me

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

Since I was a young teen I've always been the bigger girl. Growing up and trying to be in sports was a struggle for me and my weight... Now I still struggle with my weight as an adult. I flip flop and do the yo - yo dieting.. I loose ten and gain twenty. It seems I can't ever get ahead of my weight loss and have control of it. A constant struggle and fight. People around me have also struggled with their weight and they've done something about it. Gastric bypass surgery was their answer. I finally took time and looked into it for me and my health. Needless to say, I know I can do this and I'm not alone on this journey - I look forward to being at a healthy weight and being happy with myself again.

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

Trying on clothes and shopping is terrible. I avoid going to stores to shop for my clothes. I do online shopping only because it's depressing to go to a store, find a cute item and instantly go to the back of the rack for the largest size they may have. As a female in my mid twenties I want to feel healthy and happy, be confident and love the person within in my skin. I LOOK forward to this weight loss journey.

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 haven't had weight loss surgery yet although I've been in touch with a doctor and I'm doing all of the weight loss pre-surgical testing before I can have the surgery. If I am approved I would like to have surgery in September.

ARE YOU READY TO PAY IT FORWARD & SHARE YOUR JOURNEY? Your journey will help highlight the many ways weight loss surgery improves lives and makes a difference in our families, communities and world. EACH JOURNEY COUNTS as a voice towards greater awareness.

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