Chelsea Marshall
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My name is Chelsea and I am from Pennsylvania. I have been overweight since I was in about 5th grade. I came from a rough child hood with a lot of moving and environment changes which caused me to develop depression and anxiety, which then lead me to overeat and get me to where I am today. Weight loss surgery was brought up to me for the first time about a year ago by my PCP and at the time I met with a nutritionist and one of the first things she said is that you would have to quit smoking. At that time that was my go to, to deal with stress and I didn't put my health first so I just wrote it off. This February 8th, my husband and I both decided we were going to stop smoking and we did! The very next day we decided to start going to the gym and committed ourselves to a healthier lifestyle. At that point I weighed in at my highest at 338 lbs at 24 years old. Over the months we continued to eat healthy and exercise, but of course with busy schedules and just so much temptation, there were days where that was hard and I felt like a failure, which then kicked my depression into high gear. As of today I am 25 now, over 6 months smoke free and weigh 305 lbs. The lowest I have gotten is 298 but I can't seem to get it back. I was re-introduced to the idea of weigh loss surgery about 3 months ago and I have been doing hours of research on the sleeve and bypass. I have been going to classes and just taking the steps to move forward because I know that this is what I need to be healthy and eliminate the health issues (PCOS, High blood pressure, pre diabetes, acid reflux and sleep apnea) before they take over my life. I am leaning more towards the vertical sleeve gastrectomy until I had my first nutrition class the other day and the lady said that if I was pre diabetic with acid reflux that I would more than likely have to do the bypass. I really would love the sleeve for many reasons but wan't to make the best option for me. So that is where I am at this point!
Thanks for reading!
-Chelsea
My name is Chelsea and I am from Pennsylvania. I have been overweight since I was in about 5th grade. I came from a rough child hood with a lot of moving and environment changes which caused me to develop depression and anxiety, which then lead me to overeat and get me to where I am today. Weight loss surgery was brought up to me for the first time about a year ago by my PCP and at the time I met with a nutritionist and one of the first things she said is that you would have to quit smoking. At that time that was my go to, to deal with stress and I didn't put my health first so I just wrote it off. This February 8th, my husband and I both decided we were going to stop smoking and we did! The very next day we decided to start going to the gym and committed ourselves to a healthier lifestyle. At that point I weighed in at my highest at 338 lbs at 24 years old. Over the months we continued to eat healthy and exercise, but of course with busy schedules and just so much temptation, there were days where that was hard and I felt like a failure, which then kicked my depression into high gear. As of today I am 25 now, over 6 months smoke free and weigh 305 lbs. The lowest I have gotten is 298 but I can't seem to get it back. I was re-introduced to the idea of weigh loss surgery about 3 months ago and I have been doing hours of research on the sleeve and bypass. I have been going to classes and just taking the steps to move forward because I know that this is what I need to be healthy and eliminate the health issues (PCOS, High blood pressure, pre diabetes, acid reflux and sleep apnea) before they take over my life. I am leaning more towards the vertical sleeve gastrectomy until I had my first nutrition class the other day and the lady said that if I was pre diabetic with acid reflux that I would more than likely have to do the bypass. I really would love the sleeve for many reasons but wan't to make the best option for me. So that is where I am at this point!
Thanks for reading!
-Chelsea
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