nlark930
I'm a single 28 years old female and I've been overweight all my life. I don't have a social life other than going to work everyday. I'm depressed at times and food is my comfort...what else can I say. I've tried to lose weight on many many different occasions. When I was 11 years old I tried the Dick Gregory Bohemian diet and Slim Fast...it didn't work for me. I was wearing a size 16 in womens clothing...WOW. I'm a size 26/28 now and I'm tired of this. It's embarrassing and my body feels like it's shutting down on me. I've done well on Phenteramine pills prescribed by my doctor with a good diet plan and exercise, but they gave me chest pains after about 3 months. I've done Weight Watchers TWICE and of course the Atkins diet. Meridia, Hoodia, SlimQuik, and even Trimspa...all of these never worked for me. I have always been against weight loss surgery until I moved to Atlanta earlier this year and met quite a few people who had it done...they look and feel great. I feel miserable. I had to pray about it and I'm still praying about and I feel this is my opportunity to feel good, to look good and have more confidence and a higher self-esteem. My family medical history is: Heart disease, high blood pressure, lung, ovarian & breast cancer, diabetes, stroke & heart attack. I must do something and I know this is what I need to achieve my goal: TO LOSE WEIGHT AND BE HAPPY.
I've had my psych eval, nutritional eval, and all the paperwork I needed to give over to the surgeon's office, Dr. Titus Duncan. Everything has been forwarded over to my insurance and now I'm waiting on an answer.
