Donna L.
My story? Well, glad you asked.
As so many others have written, I have been on a roller coaster ride with my weight since the day I was born. Up and down, Up and down, Up and Down...I have lost weight numerous times but have never successfully kept it off. I've been married twice. Both times I gained a significant amount of weight and both times right after the separation and subsequent divorces, I lost a significant amount of weight... for a while, then it would slowly start creeping back up AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN... My last relationship ended in 2000 and my last date was in June of 2001. (@@@@@@@ will add more about this later)
Over the years I've tried all types of diets. Some I stuck with for a few months, others had me throwing up my hands in defeat after only a few weeks. I have toyed with the idea of wls for years now but could never quite get to the point I am now. A couple of weeks ago I had a true epiphny. I had always thought getting wls was admitting defeat, that I was stupid and lazy and that's why I could never keep my excess wt off. I suddenly realized how wrong I have been. Not to make having surgery sound simple, but I realized if I am sick, I use medicine to make me feel better. If I needed to learn new skills at work I took a class. If my car needed work, I hired a mechanic. So if I use the help that is available in all of these situations wasn't the intelligent thing to do for ridding my excess weight be using the tools that are available to us now? That's not being stupid or lazy...that's pretty darn smart!!!!
more to come...
I Take My Chances Lyrics by Mary Chapin Carpenter
(Mary-Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz)
I took a walk in the rain one day on the wrong side of the tracks
I stood on the rails till I saw that train
Just to see how my heart would react
Now some people say that you shouldn't tempt fate
And for them I would not disagree
But I never learned nothing from playing it safe
I say fate should not tempt me
I take my chances, I don't mind working without a net
I take my chances, I take my chances every chance I get
I sat alone in the dark one night, tuning in by remote
I found a preacher who spoke of the light but there was brimstone in his throat
He'd show me the way according to him in return for my personal check
I flipped my channel back to CNN and I lit another cigarette
I take my chances, forgiveness doesn't come with a debt
I take my chances, I take my chances every chance I get
I've crossed lines of words and wire and both have cut me deep
I've been frozen out and I've been on fire and the tears are mine to weep
Now I can cry until I laugh and laugh until I cry
So cut the deck right in half, I'll play from either side
I take my chances, I pay my dollar and I place my bet
I take my chances, I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances, I don't cling to remorse or regret
I take my chances, I take my chances every chance I get
I take my chances
I take my chances
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