Healthy B*tch

[sb12345 0]

Hello everyone! I am here to get a grasp on changing my weight to better my life. I have been overweight my entire life. Growing up as a chubby kid is a very tough thing. I pretty much got made fun of by what seems like every kid @ some point. I am a mother of a one year old & it breaks my heart to think of anyone picking on him. He is the sweetest little fellow & absolutely beautiful. The positives from having grown up this way is that I am a very empathetic caring person & I find beauty in everyone.

I have had some success in the past losing weight. I was in my early 20s & wieghed 215lbs, I decided to get rid of it. I would loose 10lbs then stop. Finally after many attempts, I was on a roll. I lost around 50-60 lbs. My weight would fluctuate between 160 & 170. I was steadily around 165 for a few years. But of course, not w/out working out 5 days a weeks & eating only 1,000 calories a day. I would sometimes go over my very low calorie, self-made diet. I began to take laxatives when it got so hard, to maintain such a low cal diet. It didn't matter to me that I'd drink 2 diet red bulls & work my a$ of @ the gym. I got some long blonde hair extentions, nails done weekly & make up perfect everyday. I was looking good & guys were noticing. Suddenly girls were noticing that I attracted guys like a magnet. Some girls hated me some wanted to be my best friend. To this day I don't know why. I was still 165. In my eyes I was still far from where I wanted to be. That was the lowest my weight has ever been.

I one day decided to pull out the fake hair & "be myself". I gained a few & was 170 when I met my husband. I told him how it was, who I was & what it would be. He loved it! We had a great time we went on a Cruise, Disney World, Canada & many places along the way. All the while eating my face off not giving a care. Well lets just say "gaining HAPPY FAT" Soooo here I was Nov 2009 just back from vacation weighing 190lbs!!!! What the hell? How the hell? & here he was still in love w/ me, didn't even notice all that happy fat. I was in shock & pretty disappointed in myself. That same Nov. I was feeling really sick & went to the e.r. Guess what I was pregnant! My 1st thought was I'm gonna be sooo fat. =( But my next was a very nervous BLESSED thought. Looking @ my husband's reaction, he was feeling the same..minus the fat thought. So I knew, well, I'm just gonna have to loose it again! I only gained 20lbs during my pregnancy, ate extremely healthy. Whole Grain, fruits, veggies tons of lean Protein the whole 9 yards. After I had my son I would devourer Cookies & twizzlers & things I never would have eaten pregnant or on my 1,000 calorie diet.

So...here I am, the biggest I have ever been & ready to make a BIGGGGGGG Change. It feels like I get less respect from peers @ work, "friends" & family members. I feel like everyone expected me to just loose the weight so fast. Since i have made NO progress in a year people have been making snid comments. It's very uncomfortable b/c they are indirect. As much as the comments upset me. The #1 reasons I wanna try the Lap Band is for my son & my health. I want to play baseball w/ my son & run the bases!! He may only be 1 but he's fast like his Daddy, so I got a lot of work to do!

I have a million & 1 questions about the band so I'll just continue reading all your posts until I get them in order to ask. Wish me luck & anything you have to say, please do!!!! Thanx all <3 Rox

[Allison0927 329]

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR JOURNEY!!!!!!!

[MelindaH 3]

Hello everyone! I am here to get a grasp on changing my weight to better my life. I have been overweight my entire life. Growing up as a chubby kid is a very tough thing. I pretty much got made fun of by what seems like every kid @ some point. I am a mother of a one year old & it breaks my heart to think of anyone picking on him. He is the sweetest little fellow & absolutely beautiful. The positives from having grown up this way is that I am a very empathetic caring person & I find beauty in everyone.

I have had some success in the past losing weight. I was in my early 20s & wieghed 215lbs, I decided to get rid of it. I would loose 10lbs then stop. Finally after many attempts, I was on a roll. I lost around 50-60 lbs. My weight would fluctuate between 160 & 170. I was steadily around 165 for a few years. But of course, not w/out working out 5 days a weeks & eating only 1,000 calories a day. I would sometimes go over my very low calorie, self-made diet. I began to take laxatives when it got so hard, to maintain such a low cal diet. It didn't matter to me that I'd drink 2 diet red bulls & work my a$ of @ the gym. I got some long blonde hair extentions, nails done weekly & make up perfect everyday. I was looking good & guys were noticing. Suddenly girls were noticing that I attracted guys like a magnet. Some girls hated me some wanted to be my best friend. To this day I don't know why. I was still 165. In my eyes I was still far from where I wanted to be. That was the lowest my weight has ever been.

I one day decided to pull out the fake hair & "be myself". I gained a few & was 170 when I met my husband. I told him how it was, who I was & what it would be. He loved it! We had a great time we went on a Cruise, Disney World, Canada & many places along the way. All the while eating my face off not giving a care. Well lets just say "gaining HAPPY FAT" Soooo here I was Nov 2009 just back from vacation weighing 190lbs!!!! What the hell? How the hell? & here he was still in love w/ me, didn't even notice all that happy fat. I was in shock & pretty disappointed in myself. That same Nov. I was feeling really sick & went to the e.r. Guess what I was pregnant! My 1st thought was I'm gonna be sooo fat. =( But my next was a very nervous BLESSED thought. Looking @ my husband's reaction, he was feeling the same..minus the fat thought. So I knew, well, I'm just gonna have to loose it again! I only gained 20lbs during my pregnancy, ate extremely healthy. Whole Grain, fruits, veggies tons of lean Protein the whole 9 yards. After I had my son I would devourer Cookies & twizzlers & things I never would have eaten pregnant or on my 1,000 calorie diet.

So...here I am, the biggest I have ever been & ready to make a BIGGGGGGG Change. It feels like I get less respect from peers @ work, "friends" & family members. I feel like everyone expected me to just loose the weight so fast. Since i have made NO progress in a year people have been making snid comments. It's very uncomfortable b/c they are indirect. As much as the comments upset me. The #1 reasons I wanna try the Lap Band is for my son & my health. I want to play baseball w/ my son & run the bases!! He may only be 1 but he's fast like his Daddy, so I got a lot of work to do!

I have a million & 1 questions about the band so I'll just continue reading all your posts until I get them in order to ask. Wish me luck & anything you have to say, please do!!!! Thanx all <3 Rox

Hi Rox

Welcome to our forum. You could be my daughter, I am 54! I wish you all the best in your journey to good health. Please feel free to fire any questions our way. I would encourage you to contact a Center of Excellence Bariatric Center and make an appt for an informationa seminar. It was very helpful to me. I am in the process of jumping through insurance and medical hoops and am hoping for surgery in late Sept to mid October. This forum has been extremely helpful and supportive. Again, drop in often. You are doing your surgery for the right reasons.

Melinda

[54Shirley 105]

You are doing the right thing by getting involved in Weight Loss Surgery.

The things that you want to do with your son, are all possible, as you lose weight with the Band.

So they are not unrealistic Goals.

One thing we tell people on here as a reminder, is it is a 1 day at a time process.

When you choose a Dr., (and I would second a CENTER OF EXCELLENCE in BARIATRIC SURGERY !) They will put you through the Hoops, but most of all,, they will put you on a diet of

possibly (JUST A EXAMPLE !) say 1200 calories a day. This is up to you to do on a Daily Basis.

If you do as you are instructed, you will lose weight...

I to am available if you want to talk.

But for now WELCOME ABOARD !

Shirley.