JBird

Hello all,This is not the first step in my weight loss journey but i hope it will be the last. I'm 21 years old and have struggled with my weight for the last 13 years of my life. From a young age i was the "fat kid". My first year of high school i was weighing in at about 189. I decided i had to do something to change so i stopped eating all together, and it worked! In about 2 weeks i lost 20 pounds. This was amazing, i finally had control over my own body. I was at the lowest i had ever been, 159 for a little over a year. As soon as i started eating again the weight came rushing back on. I graduated high school at 199 and it has continued to go up from there. My weight has gotten to the point its severely affecting my life. I'm trying to get into nursing school but fear that i cant handle the rigorous schedule and houres in the hospital on my feet. I find myself not participating in activities, vacations, snow boarding, diving exc. due to a fear of getting hurt because I'm so heavy.  I have tried everything weight watchers, HCG, prescription pills, you name it i have done it. My current weight is 241, it kills me to admit it. I decided about 3 months ago i needed to seriously pursue surgery. I'm an Anesthesia Tech for a local hospital and work closely with several of the states top bariatric surgeons. I have seen the amazing transformations due to surgery first hand. This is a last resort.... I have a 6 month old nephew who is the love of my life. I refuse to let anyone take a picture of us. That's my goal, a picture of Quinten and skinny aunt Jenna.  *My surgery is scheduled for Monday June 21 with Dr. Darrin Hansen. I'm having the surgery at a private surgical center where in fact i used to work. It puts me at ease knowing the Anesthesiologist, nurses, and staff that will be taking care of me.