I began to ponder my reasons for seeking WLS (RNY in my case). i'm barely 30. I don't have much in the way of comorbidities. Pre-diabetes (Which came from pre-op testing) and back and joint issues. It was bugging me because I wanted make this drastic change for the right reasons.

At first, I was all about being healthier and active. Joint problems keep me from walking too far and I hoped weight loss would fix it.

Then, as silly as it sounds, I began to look at the NSVs. Smaller and cuter clothes. Window shopping without stopping to catch my breath. Roller coasters. Weighing less than my boyfriend. In short, maybe surgery would make me happier. Health reasons went by the wayside at this stage. Fun and vanity took over.

Later, I came to this conclusion: I'm being proactive. I'm doing this BEFORE I come down with other problems in the next decade or two. I'm taking care of this obesity problem before it gets the best of me. And I think this is the reasoning I settled on.

So I ask you, not your reasons for WLS but if you or someone you know did it for the "right" reasons. Heck, am I doing this for the "right" reasons.

Honestly what made me finally pull the trigger and have the surgery was that my husband carries our health insurance and his paid for it. But he works for a company that is in talks to do a merger with another company after a failed merger and who knows what the insurance will be like when they merge.

Right now we have major insurance coverage at a really good price with a low co-pay, low deductible and low maximum OOP. But that could all change.