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Since I was in seventh grade i've been between a size 16-18. In my late twenties, size 18-20. 
My parents, sister and neice moved into my home with my spouse about 3-4 years ago and since then I've ballooned the highest weight of my life. Mother and Father eat terrible foods that we never kept in the house. I'd never really blame them since I put the food in my mouth, but it's been terribly frustrating.
After losing a grandmother, my beloved dog and a father, worry over my mother, financially supporting all these people and the subsequent stress of living with all this and stress on my marriage taking care of me got lost in the shuffle.
I made up my mind last year I'd begin the lap-band pre surgical process and things just went terribly wrong and I had to stop. I've begun again, different doctors, closer to home. Regardless of my spouse's misgivings and my tendency to put me to the side and take care of things, i'm doing this.
A realization hit, my mother, a lifelong diabetic in a string of family history diabetics, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure I knew I had to take care of my health. So, i'm doing it. No stops, No misgivings and No talking me out of it. I'm in and I'm making sure I'm healthy and happy! Not looking for a mini me, just a smaller me!
