Girl on a mission

Thank you all so much for sharing your stories and life changes with me. It truly is amazing how things have changed for all of you. I can't wait to get banded in August and I regret not having gone through with it sooner. I've always pictured what my life would be like as a smaller person, because right now, I can't even stand to do house work for 10 minutes before my back begins to burn so badly that it makes me want to cry sometimes. I know a lot of my back pain is a result of epidurals and my breasts, but it is mostly due to my weight. I hope that my story turns out as well as all of yours- I'm so ready!

Hello. I'm new to the forums and I just wanted to stop by to say hello and tell a little about myself. I am 30 years old, I am married and have 2 sons, 12 years and 2 years old. Let me start off by saying that I have been overweight my entire life. Currently 260lbs and 5'6. I haven't had my WLS yet, I am scheduled to have it in August. Though I have been over weight my entire life, I've put on that majority of my weight within the last 7 years. I am bigger now than I have ever been and I am miserable! I would like to think that I am not so over weight that it inhibits my ability to do daily activities or be more active with my children, but I would be lying if I said that. I have so many important people in my life telling me that I look good the way I am now, there is nothing wrong with me- but its not all about the looks. I just really want to be healthier. I can feel a tremendous difference in my health in the past few years, I'm not sure if I chose to ignore it before or if I was blinded. I'm currently a full-time student (graduate next July) and I find that my weight even interferes with school-because I don't have the confidence in myself to speak up or make friends. Anyways, I just wanted to introduce myself to the forums, I know Ill be here a lot. I would love to find out how losing weight has changed your life in anyway (good/bad), do you feel less tired all the time? Do you still have back problems? Bobbi