Hello! I am a skinny person wrapped in about 125 pounds of fat. I've been dragging this weight around for about 14 years, now. There are several reasons that I have gained this weight, both within my control and not within my control. It started when I had a hysterectomy in June of 1996. I'd been struggling with a few pounds here and there since I was a teenager, but I was always a skinny kid and I wasn't bad until the surgery. I've been taking medications for years that also have a tendency toward putting weight on. I am Type 2 diabetic. I have to give myself two shots every night. And, of course, there is the stress eating. I eat when I am worried, upset or nervous. I also eat when I'm happy. You see, food is comfort to me. Unfortunately, comfort does not equal health. I will die early if I don't do something.
I am now facing gastric bypass surgery on July 5th and would like to write about it for anyone who is interested. It is a journey that I have been researching and preparing for, for about 6 years. I have watched my brother and my sister-in-law go through it. It is just that--a journey. I will have to journey through the rest of my life without the comfort that I have always gotten from food.
Today is June 17, 2010 and I weigh 254.8 lbs.
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