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I'm one of those people that's always been a bit overweight. I was never very much into candy or sweets, but my southern upbringing has me hooked on fried food and lots of carbed out sides =]. I was teased a bit, but it never really phased me too much in high school because I was lucky enough to have a strong support unit of family and friends. In college, I was a powerlifter, so my activity far outweighed my horrible eating habits. After graduating and taking on desk jobs, my bad food choices and emotional eating stayed around while my activity level took a major dive. My highest weight has been 290 and I never want to hit another tier in the 100s. I eat when I'm happy, sad, angry, and any other range of emotions. Food has been my comfort, but I know that that needs to change. The past few years have brought trouble sleeping, limbs randomly falling asleep, trouble finding seats that I can fit in, breaking my couch (and other things I step or sit on), knee pain, back pain, and so on. It's become uncomfortable to simply exist and I want to change that so that I can better enjoy my life.

I tried multiple diets and workouts. I would lose weight, but always regain it. I actually bought a house in the country to get myself away from fried fast food and force myself to get out more and work on things. This has helped my diet and activity level, but I realized that I need more help to ensure that I don't have many of the health issues that family members have. I never wanted to have WLS because I didn't want to feel like I couldn't do it on my own. I've come to realize that sometimes we need help to break addictions. Another reason that I didn't want to have surgery is that a cousin of mine died from it. So, with that said, having this surgery meant to me that felt the risk was worth it. I don't feel like I would have lived too long or happily without a major change like this.