Christina C.
I have struggled with weight issues since I was a child. My first memory of worry about what was when I was 7. How horrible to worry about this when you are so young. Through my school years things only got worse. When I graduated from high school I weighed 200lbs and hated every minute of it. I met a boy and entered my first severly co-dependent relationship. We were together for 4 years. I finally realized he was destroy me and left. I gained many things in those four years, however. The most important thing I gained was a child.
So I am a single mother. Before becoming pregnant I was at my lowest weight since I was a kid 175. I felt great but during pregnancy I stopped working out and ate like none other. I of course gained everything back plus 20lbs. Several years passed and I bounced around the scale down some here, up some there. Two and a half years ago my highest weight yet 255. Oh my goodness, I had to do something. I joined LA Weight Loss. Amazing results I lost 50 lbs in about 7 months YAY! but then the plateau. I lost all of my willpower. I gave in.
That is when I started looking into WLS. I first considered the lap band but that port under my skin freaks me out. So I backed off and decided I couldn't afford surgery. 6 months later, I moved to Texas from Idaho, away from family and friends. I have struggled not having a support network. I felt like I was just getting fatter and fatter. Although I was working out 3-5 week, I was making no progress on the scale. My clothes felt tighter every time I put them on. To top off all of the frustration I got a myspace message reminding me that my ten yr class reunion was this summer. Oh no, there was no way I was going to go back to that high school and see all of those people who made fun of me for being fat, if I was still fat. I decided no more of this.
I saw Dr. Barker in April. I knew I wanted the VSG so we scheduled surgery. Unfortunately for my pocket my insurance does not cover WLS but on the upside I didn't have to jump through any hoops. My parents came to stay with me during the week of surgery. Thank goodness, I don't know what I would have done without them. Well that's all here I am post VSG, loosing weight and looking great!
