Jenny_D
Short version....
I was a thin child and a high school athlete (track and cross country). I put on a few beer and pizza pounds in college so after graduation...
I joined Jenny Craig. I lost the weight, felt great, but gained it back within 10 months. Then I added about 25 more pounds.
So I joined Jenny Craig again. I lost some of the weight. Gained it all back plus more.
So I took Fen-Phen. Lost all the weight. Gained it all back plus more.
Rinse and repeat with Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers (2x), Atkins (2x) and Quick Weight Loss Center, among other attempts.
Fast forward 18 years after college and here I am. At a high of 268 I breathe like Darth Vader, my knees always hurt, I have plantar fascitis, mild hypertension, high triglycerides, and I just can't bring myself to go on another "diet". I decided last fall that as a gift to myself for my upcoming 40th birthday (I turned 40 this March) I would take the big leap and have WLS.
My mother has been obese her entire adult life and as a result is in kidney failure due to her type 2 diabetes. I see myself heading down the same path and it terrifies me. I have a wonderful husband and two very young children (1.5 and 3.5) who are the air that I breathe. I am doing this for them as much as I am doing it for me. My husband has been with me through thick and thin (literally!) because we have been together since we were 19. And my babies...I want to be around a long time for them, and I want to be a good, healthy example to them. I want the energy to run and play with them. I want to ride the amusement park rides with them. I want to really *live*!
Someone on OH once referred to their surgery date as their new birthday and I really like that. I feel like a new me will be born when I have my RNY....on May 31st!
