Since i was super young i have always been one of the biggest if not the biggest girl in my class. I always had tons of friends, in elementary i was vice president of my school council. In jr high i was in asb and as i got to high school played junior varsity softball and was best offensive player. Throughout my years the only thing that would hold me back i believe was my weight. All my friends were always at a healthy weight. In my family all my cousins were at a healthy weight so i was always the biggest one. Throughout the years i kept gaining weight and tried numerous diets. I’m only 20 and weigh 367lbsan 5'6. Like everyone I’m sure i had many of those days that i sat there thinking and put myself down due to my weight. My family is huge and all very loving, typical Mexican family. To every birthday or event there is a party behind it. Great tasty high calorie very fattening dishes you cannot escape from. I’ve tried many diets and when they work I’m just on a roller coaster going back up then back down. A friend of my cousin i knew from way back when go the lap band. I knew her before and i hadn't seen her for many months until i did see the end result. She looked great and you could see her glowing, she had lost about 100 lbs and was enjoying every second of it. I can say she opened my eyes to having surgery done so after a couple days of research and talking to my doctor i knew the sleeve was for me. My doctor referred me and told me this was something that would change my life and if i don’t a huge step like this i can get diabetes by the time I’m 23 . I got my opt date which is September 19. I’m counting down the days like if it was Christmas and can’t wait ! I’m so happy for this and thank God for a great opportunity like this. Hopefully in a year from now i loose all my necessary weight and get to join the marines or army and for that I’m am super excited for .