donna G.
February 2007
Okay everyone I am finally ready to open up since I feel so comfortable sharing my life story with you. I am 41 years old and a mother of two gorgeous girls who have made my life worth living everyday. I have been overweight for most of my life. When I was young I guess I was what some would call a normal sized child but the only memories I have of this time are pictures. My first memories of myself are of me being a chubby young girl who everyone said was such a pretty girl but should really lose some weight.
Food was a family event and before long became my best friend. The more weight that I gained the more confidence I lost and before long all I could see in the mirror was a fat girl who did not have many friends.
Then puberty hit and I wanted to get the same attention that all of the other girls were getting from the opposite sex and I thought the only way for that to happen was for me to lose weight. I went on a diet that worked. It was water and cottage cheese and tons of exercise. Did I get what I wanted? I thought so. I was 14 years old with a knock out figure and all of a sudden I was part of the popular crowd. Then I went to high school, became a cheerleader and thought I was finally happy. I am my own best con artist! I still missed my best friend - FOOD! But I found a way to not tempt the food gods and that was by taking over the counter and illegal drugs that helped me forget about food.
Jump ahead 10 years and I was pregnant with my first daughter and food was a neccesity to keep my unborn healthy and so was quitting drug use and all of the other self-destructive things I thought I deserved. I gained 80lbs with Michelle and lost 70 of it after she was born. Four years later I was blessed with another daughter and gained 80 lbs with Kristin as well. I only lost half of my weight gain this time but it didnt matter to me...I had the greatest gifts in the world.
I am now 278lbs and have no idea how I got to this point. I do know that if I want to see my children and my future grandchildren I need to STOP THE WEIGHT GAIN & BEGIN TO BE A LOSER! I am sure that WLS is for me and of course my best friends are supportive of me. Who are my best friends now you ask? MYSELF, MICHELLE, & KRISTIN!
And always remember to BREATHE!
| D | Dashing |
| O | Overwhelming |
| N | Naughty |
| N | Noisy |
| A | Ambivalent |
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