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My name is Lois. My story is simple. I have an unhealthy relationship with food. I am eating myself to death. I have trouble breathing, getting out of my own way, and tying my shoes. I can't fit in some chairs in my house. My knees are shot and my back hurts almost all of the time. On March 11, 2009 I finally admitted that I have a problem, that I don't want to live like this anymore, that I am essentially addicted to food and that I need help getting healthy. Since then I have done a self intervention whereby I gathered all of my family and closest friends together and told them I had decided to pursue bariatric surgery for all of the above reasons and then some, and that I would not be successful without their love and support. I fear failure and disappointing them and myself. I know I will need to have a strong and ongoing psychological component to whatever WLS program I end up with. I am so glad to have found this site to be among friends who understand and have already found wonderful support. I have regrets about the past, but firmly believe that there is no sense in that since I can't get or take any of it back now. All I can do from this day forward is look ahead and prepare to make this journey to the rest of my life.
