missmeede
Looking back at my life, I have always felt that I was the "fat" one, at least that is how it has seemed since I was about 7 years old. Now, looking back at pictures, I see that isn't true. I was a regular, healthy kid. I was overweight through part of my teens, but not obese until I was about 20. Maybe becomming morbidly obese was a self-fulfilling prophesy? Who knows. I first looked at WLS in arounjd 2003, but was too scared of it to reallt consider it. I decided to just try to lose the weight through dieting. I managed to lose from 30-60 pounds a couple of times, but it all just came right back (and brought some extra with it). In 2005 my insurance quit covering WLS, so I thought there is no way I can afford this. Then, on 6/5/07, my Dad died in his sleep at age 56. There were no warning signs. He just didn't wake up one morning. He was overweight (though not as mush as I am), and he was diabetic. After this my mother asked me if I wanted to use a partion of his life insurance money for WLS, kind of as my inheritance, and I agreed. This is definately something that I am ready for now. Not only do I want to improve my life now, by being able to enjoy it more fully by being healthier, I also want to extend it. I do not want my life to end prematurely as my Father's did. I went to my information session on 7/18/07, and am so excited and anxious and ready to get on with this.
