I graduated from high school this just past year (2012), which makes me a first year college student. I am 19, my birthday is in December. I am the only girl of 3 children and just about the only girl in the family lol. I grew up in an active household, we all played sports. I've always been on the chunkier side but I've always been active so it was never an uncomfortble thing. I am still active till this day. Anytime I've actually put thought into lightening up is been a hard trial ending it small success here and there. Never really had an issue with my weight mentally until like my senior year, probably because of prom but in the end I went to prom felt beautiful and enjoyed myself. Before graduation I made a promise to myself to get back in shape and try to get healthy for myself, I spent the whole summer doing so but no "success". A lot of people look at me sideways when I mention that I'm in the process of getting my WLS of choice the sleeve because I'm known to hold my weight well but I don't care. I'm doing this for myself, I need the push and I refuse to let my lifespan continue to decline because of this weight. I currently don't have diabetes or pre diabetes or any signs of diabetes (family history), no sleep apena, arthritis, heart disease, signs of potential heart disease, high cholestorol or hypertenison according to my doctor It seems as if I'm "healthly" which I guess I'll say i'm blessed because I have my mothers genes and not my dads in that department but as I was saying I dont want to drive myself there. I got here myself and I have to get out of this and back healthly myself (with the help of the sleeve).
DeV ... 5'3" currently 265
