gator_chic
I started gaining weight when I was 12 years old. My parents were going through a very nasty divorce and food was my best friend. I turned to it anytime I had a problem. I was always very active in High School yet I was overweight. I hid my sorrow by being the Most Humorous of my Senior class. After I got married I continued to gain weight. After a tough pregnancy I gained even more weight. When I reached 235 pounds I had had enough. I tried many diets. Thirty eight diests to be exact. I lost a combined total of 220 pounds. After every successful loss I had the predictable gain. I was so unhappy. I have an extremely supportive husband but my self hate was causing a problem in our marriage. I had heard of Lap-Band because my mom had the surgery. My mom has no desire to follow any rules and feels that this device should do all the work and she should do nothing. After watching her lose minimal weight I decided that surgery would never be for me. One day I was sitting in my living room and my husband asked me if I wanted to go out and I told him no. He and my daughter went to leave and I heard my 2 year old tell her Daddy "Mommy never wants to go with us." I was devastated. I decided to review my options and I wrote down every diet I had ever tried and the weight lost on it. It was then that I thought maybe I should do some research on the surgery. I did my homework and found that LapBand was for me. It was simply a tool. I had to do the work. When success came it would be because of me. I know Bypass is for some people but I wanted to know that my future was dependent on nothing but my hard work. I had the surgery on 1/23/07 and I have had no regrets. I have my life back again.
