NurseNichi
First and foremost, I'm a mother. I have 4 crazy/beautiful/wonderful children (in that order too). My oldest son is 11 and has Down syndrome. I know we're not suppose to have favorites as mothers but he will always have my whole heart and has me wrapped around his litttle finger. My other three are all 9yo (yes, I have triplets). They are chaos x 3 and it never seems to be slowing down. They are 2 boys and a girl. They were spontaneous fraternal triplets so it was quite the shocker for us to learn at 9 weeks that we were going to be doubling the size of our little family. They all make me laugh at least once on a daily basis. I'm also a wife to the most amazing man. My coworkers all tell me they wish they could have an "Aaron" too (yes, he's that great). Anyway, I've struggled with my weight since puberty (I'm almost to my 40th now). With one way or another I've lost weight and gained it back. The triplets helped me to bring it down when they were young but then the recession hit us hard in 2008 (the triplets were 8months old when my husband got laid off) and I went to nursing school while my husband was in a different state trying to work to support us. Needless to say I relied on a lot of bad habits for stress and boredom (while trying to stay awake) during that time. I've known for over a decade that bariatric surgery was in my future. My mom is the only one in her family that has not had it (3 siblings all obese before RNY) and that is not because she's not needed it. She has fears of surgery. I've decided that its time for me to make a change in my lifestyle and I'm tired of being tired all the time (I do work nightshift so that does contribute to that as well, but not totally). I'm hoping this will be the beginning of a new chapter in my life.