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It's time!

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Sassyjonz

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Hello to everyone at VST. I recently decided to begin the process of taking the path to WLS. I had done a lot of research a few years ago when it was still quite challenging to even get insurance to pay for ANY WLS. Now it seems a lot easier and more and more people are having it.

 

I just turned 46 last month, I am single and I have been overweight since I was 13...most of my life. I am 5' 8 and currently weigh 264 but at my highest I have tipped the scales right at 300.

 

I don't have to tell you that when you have been overweight that long, you only live a piece of a life. There are so many things you miss out on and can't or don't allow yourself to do.

 

I have been on every diet there is and I have lost a lot of weight...just never kept it off.

 

I am finally going to do this. I have done a great deal of research and I have decided on VSG.

 

It's time to live my life fully.

I'd like to know what it's like to shop in a regular size clothing store for a single digit size;

I'd like to experience a public pool in a bathing suit with confidence;

I'd like to have a boyfriend and maybe even get married;

I'd like to take a vigorous workout class and be able to do all the exercises...and without pain;

I'd like to wear something sleeveless;

I'd like to wear boots up to my knees;

I'd like to wear shorts in public...the list goes on.

 

These are things most people take for granted but I have never done.

 

I look forward to these milestones as I start my odessy. These things are far more important to me than the numbers. Sure, I will measure my success in numbers. But those things I listed above...when I can do each of those things...that will be success to me. Each time I achieve one of those milestones, it will be one brick I am knocking down from the wall I built around my life with this weight.

 

And once I have shattered that wall, I know it will feel like freedom...like breaking out of prison...and I am excited at the prospect.

 

So, I say to you all, look out cause SassyJonz is fired up and nothing is going to keep me from achieving this goal.

 

I am patient and will bide my time for however long it takes to jump through the "insurance hoops" to approval and surgery.

 

I know it will take hard work, dedication and a new attitude and relationship with food, but I am ready.

 

It's time.

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Keep your great attitude through this whole process. You are going to have so many ups and downs. Just keep your eye on the prize and don't let anything stop you. If a roadblock comes up take a step back and look for a way around it. Keep us updated!!

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