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Well it all started when I was about 9 years old. I went on my first diet then, my mother put me on slim fast. I am sure most of us have been there! I hated it, I remember my mom telling me that I would have one shake in the morning, then I could eat lunch at school ,then when I came home for dinner and have another shake for dinner. I did it for a few days and then I threw a fit. I did not even know that I was fat. Until my mother started making a big deal about my weight. The thing about it was that I matured early for a child. I was the right weight for my height, but I did not look like all the other children. Mainly because I was not super skinny like most kids are at that age.
That moment has effected my whole life. From then on I hated dieting! Oh, I tried to diet but most of the time I failed. My highest weight was 277, I knew then if I did not do something I was going to die. I went to Weight Watchers and lost 65 pounds. I have kept most of it off until I had two children in 2 1/2 years. I then gradually started to gain weight again. About a year ago I started to do research on weight loss surgery. Gastric bypass scares me. I feel it is to invasive, but the lap band sounded like a possibility. But I wanted to make sure I was doing this for the right reasons. I needed to work on my mind, body and my soul. I started with my soul. I started about a year ago going to church and a bible study on Thursday's. This has helped me a great deal. I felt my confidence coming back, so in January '08' I started working on my mind. I started college, I actually went to college! I have been going ever since. And I am making strait A's! I plan on becoming a nurse. Then in May of this year I started the weight loss surgery journey. I waited all summer long to get this surgery. By the grace of God, my insurance paid 100% of the cost! So I was banded on 08/19/08. So I am still a new bander but I am super excited to see my transformation. To think I might actually be able to experience my life as a skinny women. I can not wait!!
