ItsMeWenDee

I decided in 2004 having wt loss surgery was going to be the 'thing' for me in my life with wt management.It took until 2008 to actually go to a class towards achieving this goal. It took another 14 months before I was granted a surgery date.I was a chubby girl, then my brother died and this broke our family apart.There was such sadness.My constant:My food.This was my friend and my enemy in one.Thus the journey began.Weight gain, weight loss, more gained, getting older, etc.I gave up dieting in 2002.I would never again go on a diet because of the fear of failure and dieting doesn't work! 2 years later I learned about gastric surgery and began my walk learning all about this process. I've lost 38 pounds since March hoping to help my surgery be easier.People have said:"why do surgery since you're successful with losing wt on your own?" My answer: because I've done this many times before and I'm not taking chances with my life now! Surgery was Nov 5, 2009-starting surgery wt.250 pounds