ElysiaDee

I’m a disabled Veteran and single parent. I have PTSD, Anxiety with Agoraphobia and Degenerative Disc Disease. My teenage son has Autism, he’s the biggest blessing of my life and I want to be around to watch him grow up and have a family of his own and reach all of his dreams. I’ve battled my weight most of my life and had my gallbladder removed 11 or 12 years ago and I’ve had issues with my liver due to my weight, getting the gastric sleeve surgery is my last hope for helping me lose weight and get my liver healthy again. I’ve tried everything to lose weight the past 2 decades with my weight yo-yoing up and down while adding more pounds on the way back up. After my divorce about 10 years ago I started eating healthier and healthier, but fought with my mental health issues a lot. I’ve worked hard to pretty much overcome my Agoraphobia. I’ve grown and healed a lot mentally the past few years, it’s like night and day. I’m in excellent physical health except for my weight and non-alcoholic fatty liver issues. I worked hard to get myself to where I am now, but have been stuck with my weight for a long time. I once was over 330 pounds and wearing size 5X and split the backside of those pants when I bent over. The past handful of years I have been stuck see-sawing between 270 and 250 and my liver readings still horrible. During this journey of preparing for the gastric sleeve surgery, I did get down to 236, my lowest weight in a decade and a half, but it bounced back up again. I look forward to getting my weight back into the 100’s and having my liver healthy again. I look forward to having this tool help me to take better control of my weight and relationship with food. I’m going to keep continually working on improving my mental health as well, it’s a lifetime commitment.