What was the final thing that you encountered that made you say this is enough? I have had numerous.

1. Leaving a wife and 2 sons, Husbandless and fatherless.

2. Not being able to get on amusement park rides with my sons.

3. Not being able to take my wife to a concert, because i could not fit in a seat.

4. Avoiding restuarant,movie theaters and sports complexes with tiny seats.

For me, walking through a a department store and some little child looking at me like im a alien had to be one the hardest things.

Respectfully,

Joe

Wanting to play with my son without having to sit down and rest constantly. .

Not being able to fit on rides with my son...and just plain tired of being in pain

Mine qas chronic pain having to use a walker. Or a cane. Now I can walk with out them with 58 pounds me.

My sleeve surgery was may 21,15... i am now 6 weeks post op. Best thing i ever done for myself.i am all the way off insulin,

Not wanting to leave my house for anything! Scared to even see people. Embarrassed by the way I looked.

@@jallen1231

sadly, your reason was one of many for me too

i also didn't want to be outside in the real world

thats all changed

3.5 years PO - 2.5 GOAL

you can't keep me in the house anymore

good luck

kathy

Having a physical earlier this year and having my HgA1C come back at the upper limit of normal and borderline high cholesterol...all at the ripe old age of 32.

Loving to travel and not being comfortable in an airplane seat not being able to latch the seatbelt.

Tired of being tired and hurting just to walk.

I've become a hermit and have systematically avoided everyone who knew me before I gained all the weight.

Dad died of a major heart attack.

I couldn't get on roller coasters at my favorite amusement park.

Feet and ankles always hurting.

Being embarrassed to have my picture taken with my daughter in her first semi formal.

My straw came after visiting my grandmother whom I had not seen for a year. She says to me "You sure got fat. I thought you being a nurse and running around all day would have you skinny by now!".

Before that incident was just the constant struggle with body image, not being able to be active with my children and my inability to go out in public without being embarrassed.

Having a physical earlier this year and having my HgA1C come back at the upper limit of normal and borderline high cholesterol...all at the ripe old age of 32.

Loving to travel and not being comfortable in an airplane seat not being able to latch the seatbelt.

Tired of being tired and hurting just to walk.

I've become a hermit and have systematically avoided everyone who knew me before I gained all the weight.

ashley I feel you. I'm 35. I was tired of being tired, achy from walking a block, asking for seat belt extenders on air planes, I became a hermit too. I live in NYC and it felt great to be able to walk around as new buildingsa are always going up and the city is constantly changing. I'm only 3.5 weeks post op and am amazed at how much better I feel.

Having a physical earlier this year and having my HgA1C come back at the upper limit of normal and borderline high cholesterol...all at the ripe old age of 32.

Loving to travel and not being comfortable in an airplane seat not being able to latch the seatbelt.

Tired of being tired and hurting just to walk.

I've become a hermit and have systematically avoided everyone who knew me before I gained all the weight.

ashley I feel you. I'm 35. I was tired of being tired, achy from walking a block, asking for seat belt extenders on air planes, I became a hermit too. I live in NYC and it felt great to be able to walk around as new buildingsa are always going up and the city is constantly changing. I'm only 3.5 weeks post op and am amazed at how much better I feel.

AreLin,

I was in NYC on a girls trip in December...we walked a minimum of 5 miles everyday (bc we couldn't figure the subway) and I downed about 5 Advil everyday.

I can't wait to go back when I have more energy and am not turned off of going somewhere simply bc I have to walk a little further!!

So glad to hear you are feeling better!! This time next week, I'll be on the other side, as well!!

Edited July 11, 201511 yr by Ashley1213

My last straw was when I tried every diet and every pill paid money I don't have just to lose this weight .last year I was approved but I have to lose a certain amount of weight to have his surgery I keep going up and down with this sweet I'm trying hard to lose this weight and to have the surgery done so that was my last straw and I'm still trying to lose this weight we went to see the psych gave me a red light,I didn't get the green light to go have the surgery she wants me to lose some more weight and keep it off i'm just so frustrated about this I want to lose this is my stress level is so high I'm trying so hard. I'm saying to myself if they just give me the surgery I could do it with the surgery because I know I'm not supposed to eat certain foods so why can't they just give it to me.

My last straw was when I tried every diet and every pill paid money I don't have just to lose this weight .last year I was approved but I have to lose a certain amount of weight to have his surgery I keep going up and down with this sweet I'm trying hard to lose this weight and to have the surgery done so that was my last straw and I'm still trying to lose this weight we went to see the psych gave me a red light,I didn't get the green light to go have the surgery she wants me to lose some more weight and keep it off i'm just so frustrated about this I want to lose this is my stress level is so high I'm trying so hard. I'm saying to myself if they just give me the surgery I could do it with the surgery because I know I'm not supposed to eat certain foods so why can't they just give it to me.

I know it is hard when they put you on hold for the surgery. Best advice I can give is try and eat like you had the surgery. Meaning use a smaller spoon, take smaller bites and chew your food like 25 times before swallowing. I don't want to say diet because when I think of diet I would end up eating more and more junk food. Try it for about a month and see how it goes..... even it's without changing what you eat too much. I did this before my surgery to kind of get myself used to post op eating and lost about 10 pounds. I was eating the same foods I always ate, I just chewed slower and made sure NOT to eat all the food on my plate. Oh and I had cut back on soda, but I didn't eliminate it completely. I found the more i said no to something, the more i wanted it so everything in moderation.Hope this helps

For me, this has been the toughest year of my life! Since January, on my birthday no less, things have been on a downward spiral after a difficult work situation where I was bullied by a manager. I have been suffering from depression/anxiety ever since. Trying to get through that, I began to feel more selfish and took real stock of my life -- I've spent so long pleasing others and being passive -- now I feel like I need to put myself first, my needs first and do what I want to do! It started with a lovely holiday by myself, relaxing in the sun for a week, and now finally -- after years of contemplation -- having this surgery and becoming a healthy, happy person!

1. Trouble wiping - must loose weight!

2. Coworker had sleeve - very successful.

3. Research, research, research on physiological and psychological effect of sleeve on my children vs. overweight mom.

4. My body hurt.

5. I had lost over 200 pounds, total, and gained 250, total... I wanted a more permanent solution, and the research indicated the sleeve was it.

1. Sitting on the couch watching my then 7 month old baby crawl to the bookshelf- and having a hard time and breaking sweats just getting up off the couch to keep him from pulling himself up on the bookshelf and falling.

2. Watching Breaking Bad, and seeing Saul Goodmans obese bodyguard sitting in a chair and breathing loudly- commenting to my wife about it- and her responding to that by saying that I breath the same exact way.

3. Too many weight related issues- like losing erections, horrible varicose veins, high blood pressure, etc.