Helen O.
Twenty-nine year old cis-female of stocky European descent, 5'9" with a large frame. I've always been a large person. I was the tallest kid in my class until high school, broad shoulders, very strong. And I'm told I carry my weight well, which is usually made evident when people guess my weight to be 75-100 less than what it actually is at the time...
My story's a pretty standard one. Overweight kid. Obese teen. SMO adult. Tried everything at least twelve times with temporary (if any) success. Was well over 410 pounds at my heaviest in 2009 but got so scared of that number that I stopped weighing myself for many months.
Somewhere in the 2012ish zone, I managed to lose 120 pounds with the assistance of Atkins, getting a dog, and an insane work schedule (I had to set alarms to remind myself to choke down protein bars throughout the day). My lowest weight in adulthood was 290. I was super excited, as I'd never lost that much before. I thought this time I would manage to keep it off. But it didn't work out that way. Again.
I've been either researching or actively pursuing WLS since 2006. I came really close once! But then insurance didn't come through.
I've been lurking on OH for more than eight years now, off and on. My original profile is no longer accessable to me, which is kinda sad, but this new one should work just fine.
In spite of my rather mechanical-sounding "My Story" section, I really am pretty laid back and groovy. Send me a message if you like!