sweethibiscus303
I am a 21 yr old female from Colorado. I have been out here for about 8 years now. I am originally from Ohio. I had WLS ( Lab Band) on 2-9-09 by Dr. Brown at PS/L in Denver, CO. I have always been a big girl. Even when I was in the womb.. I was a big baby. Everyone thought my mom was having twins. My entire family struggles with weight problems. However, I am the biggest person in the entire family. Mom, aunts and uncles have been able to loose weight by dieting. However, this girl right here, has tried every diet under the sun and I can't for whatever reason loose more than 30 lbs on those things called diets. Not to mention, my family is not supportive at all in anything that I do at life. And for me, motivation and support are the things that I need the most with ANYTHING I do in life. And of course, I was the "fatty" girl all though out school.
The biggest girl in the class, every ones target what it comes to making fun of someone, and because of that, along with my very negative mother, I have always had an issue with self esteem. I am trying to work on that right now as we speak. Hoping that loosing this weight will help alot but I know that it must come from with in as well. I am right now, the heaviest I have ever been in my life. A whopping 350lbs. YIKES!! I am totally addicted to food. Food is my drug. I crave for food always, reguardless if I just ate. I have, at 21 yrs old, a ton of health problems. High BP, Sleep Apnea, Chronic body aches and pains. I feel like I am 50 physically. And for those who have experienced being big in this day and age, you are treated like chopped liver every where you go! I know that under all this fat, I am a very outgoing person, very social, adventurous and fun loving. However I have been hiding behind this "mask" so to say for the past 21 yrs and cant be all those things I just mentioned because of my weight. About a year ago, I woke up one morning and I said to myself " alright gosh dam it, enough is enough!! " 
Its time I do something about this! So, I put alot of thought and research into the WLS thing. And well, here I am 1 day before I have the lap- band done. I can honestly say that I couldn't of made this decision without the direction and support from Christ Almighty himself. And here we are...a new year, a new life, a new me! Until next time my friends........
