Girl on a mission

Hello. I'm new to the forums and I just wanted to stop by to say hello and tell a little about myself. I am 30 years old, I am married and have 2 sons, 12 years and 2 years old. Let me start off by saying that I have been overweight my entire life. Currently 260lbs and 5'6. I haven't had my WLS yet, I am scheduled to have it in August. Though I have been over weight my entire life, I've put on that majority of my weight within the last 7 years. I am bigger now than I have ever been and I am miserable! I would like to think that I am not so over weight that it inhibits my ability to do daily activities or be more active with my children, but I would be lying if I said that. I have so many important people in my life telling me that I look good the way I am now, there is nothing wrong with me- but its not all about the looks. I just really want to be healthier. I can feel a tremendous difference in my health in the past few years, I'm not sure if I chose to ignore it before or if I was blinded. I'm currently a full-time student (graduate next July) and I find that my weight even interferes with school-because I don't have the confidence in myself to speak up or make friends. Anyways, I just wanted to introduce myself to the forums, I know Ill be here a lot. I would love to find out how losing weight has changed your life in anyway (good/bad), do you feel less tired all the time? Do you still have back problems? Bobbi

Thank you all so much for sharing your stories and life changes with me. It truly is amazing how things have changed for all of you. I can't wait to get banded in August and I regret not having gone through with it sooner. I've always pictured what my life would be like as a smaller person, because right now, I can't even stand to do house work for 10 minutes before my back begins to burn so badly that it makes me want to cry sometimes. I know a lot of my back pain is a result of epidurals and my breasts, but it is mostly due to my weight. I hope that my story turns out as well as all of yours- I'm so ready!