lisamac32

I have been overweight all my life.  I had to lose weight in order to join the Air Force and struggled my entire 6 year career in order to stay within their weight standards.  After getting out of the military, I was gaining about 5 lbs a year and I  knew my weight would only continue to go up.  So, I decided to be proactive about my health and not wait until I was "morbidly obese", or until I exhibited the co-morbid conditions that I knew were just around the corner.  I made the decision to have the surgery and paid for it with a loan from my 401k at 1% interest over 5 years.