ILOVEMELC

OK... SO here it is my story well the condenced version anyhow...
I am currently 29 and weigh a whopping 287 lbs. You guys are the first to
know the truth lol... well besides my DR. of course:)
I have 4 children and a husband my husband has a 6 pack and great body
he makes me sick might I add lol ..No I'm kidding I adore him.
So when I was a child we had little to nothing to eat there were 6 of us and
growing up I never understood how anyone could be overweight.
I started working when I was 13 y.o at the corner store and with that money I would
earn I would spend on FOOD I would buy for me and my siblings.
The first time we had fast food it was AMAZING it brought great pleasure
to us.
So that is when the association of emotion was introduced I associated
food with happy,accomplishment bringing joy to those I loved and all those feel
good feelings,
It continued into adulthood for all of us we are now all overweight and continue to emotionally eat.
I continue to cook and cater to all those people I love. If people come to visit I have a feast prepared
to show my love of course:)
I am just learning that, that is the reason I over compensate with my children I go big give them all I never had as
a child.
I never really realized we are a product of our childhood I could never associate the way I am, with how I was raised.
Because of that I could never really be helped my excuse was I had children so I gained weight.
Was that true possibly it contributed but my relationship with food was the real reason is the real reason.
I have never been so truthful with my story until now.
I attended my first OPTIONS class yay:) for those of you who are not sure what that is it is the 12 week prep class
before WLS.(through kiaser)
They give you this packet they said fill it out and bring it to your next class anywho... in that packet they ask you some personal Q?'s
I would have n
ever answered truthfully to be honest if I was not ready to keep this weight off.
I now understand my weight is a side affect of pain and emotions and occurances that have been suppressed for to long, and
I have numbed them with the support of my bestie food:)
(May not be your case)
I know if I don't work out all the things that cause me to rely on food I will not keep the weight off when I get to that point.
So I went to my PCP April 11,2012 BINFO (ORIENTATION) April 20,2012 OPTIONS CLASS#1 April 24,2012 11 classes
labs, chest x-ray,ekg, PYSC EVAL PRE-OP THEN SURGERY I am so excited a little nervous but more excited then anything.
start weight
4-11-12 293
4-25-12 287
Hope to meet some good people that can relate to my story or can be motivated and or I can motivate along my journey!!!!
stay positive and believe in yourself even when it feels like no oneelse does!