What’s it to you?

[Mel13 9]

I am 21 years old and morbidly obese.... With in the last three years my weight started to spiral out of control. I lost 10 lbs in 6 months and then gained 40 in a year....I'm terrified of the effects this might have had on my health and what it could mean if I don't take care of this now. I want to live the life of a healthy (almost) 22 year old...I want to go on adventures and not have to worry that my weight will keep me from doing anything.

[DoggieMama 20]

I decided to look into bariatric surgery a couple of years ago. I was always thin, until I hit about 40. Then I started to gain every year. I have Rheumatoid arthritis so my mobility is impacted,had a hysterectomy, arthritis meds can cause weight gain, etc, excuses, blah, blah, blah!

But, I just turned 55; I have legal guardianship of my 10 yr old grandson who has some neurological issues. I am the only stability that kid has ever had and I decided that I needed to do something to make sure I was around for him for awhile yet. I also want to be able to do things with him. I didn't want him to someday be embarrassed when some kid asked him who was the fat, old lady.

I'm 23 days out. I'm doing well. Surgery weight was 200, and I will go for my 1month post op in a few days. I think I'm gonna be a slow loser seeing as my BMI was a little lower to start with. But, that's okay. Like I said, I'm 55 and the skin doesn't bounce back like it used to.

I just want to be able to go for bike rides, go swimming, etc. with my boy BEFORE he gets "too cool".