curvyCK1

Since my teen years, I've always been that "big girl with the pretty face" and I honestly didn't care what people thought.
I was in denial! I gradually realized that, although I was active in short spurts, my weight had gotten to the point where my feet and back would hurt whenever I walked for more than just a few minutes. I would get of breath easily and feel like I could suffocate when I lay on my back to sleep at night. I liked getting new clothes but I absolutely HATED shopping for them as nothing fit or looked right. Even though I knew all of this, I still ate whatever, whenever and had no self control or will power to speak of. I would sometimes pray to suddenly become allergic to ice cream and chocolate :) but it obviously never happened. My husband and kids were not at all ashamed of me and always told me I was pretty or looked good but I FELT awful. That's when I made the decision to look into surgical help. I am 4 months post op and have found that I AM now allergic to ice cream and chocolate! It makes me very I'll if I eat even a little bit. I still don't have any will power and will try out anything but I do make overall better choices and I have the assistance of the sleeve to help me determine how much is too much and how rich is too rich. I needed that help as my inner voice doesn't speak loudly enough, the sleeve sure does, though!