Your Reason

[niche 0]

i couldn't stand the yo-yoing a minute longer. i lost 60 lbs several times over the last 10 yrs and i was half way through regaining it. when i saw the 30 lbs on the scale at the doc's office i went mad, 'sh*t, sh*t, sh*t!!' the nurse said, 'i've never heard that response before.' then i was majorly depressed for 2 weeks. after that, i was determined to deal with this permanently.

[HarleyNana 10]

I forgot to add I'm a little selfish, my friend pointed out to my DH one day, "Look, Pat's had this surgery so she'd look good for you", I said, "Sorry to burst anybody's bubble, but I did this for ME, no offense, but for once I did something for me!" I'm starting to like me much better too.

[duyesaka 0]

So true, I am there!!!!! No one understands till they step in our shoes. I actually had a gal ask me why I was having this done. I was so small. Once I let her know my history, not in defense, an 12 years of Dr. Supervised liquid diets, surgeries, she understood we were the samae, maybe she was larger, but we were the same. Our minds as women, and men can make us craqy with the weight thinking and being without energy and comfort, for heavens sake just to be able to not have chafing will be a joy...

[Dutchgrl59 2]

My beloved Dad passed in 1987 from a heart attack(he was 56years)

My Mom had Quintuple bypass Sept 2004

My maternal Uncle had Quintuple bypass Jan 2005

Single Mom to 4 of the most amazing boys

To go on a hot date!

[Ericalynn13 1]

Mostly because my biological Father dropped dead of a massive cornary at 52, just like his father did at 44. Walking across the room one moment, dead the next. (and no I was not close with or wanted by my bioFather).

I am 26 was 480 pounds, and my doctor told me I would be dead by my 50th birthday from a heart attack. So my thoughts were dead at 50 and miserable for the next 24 years with knee, back, body pain, on major drugs to keep my heart beating, with no children because my weight prevented pregnancy.

~~~OR~~~

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Have a major life changing surgery, be successful with that surgery and live into my 70's or 80's, have children of my own to enjoy, and the next 40+ years of my life with my husband.

Oh' and vanity reasons, who the heck DOESN'T want to be able to shop anywhere for their size of clothing, or not worry about having an extender to wear a seat belt.

[the best me 6]

It was the year I turned 40. I was hopeless. My children are young and I didn't want to spend the next great decade fighting an endless and hopeless battle with the scale, my clothing, my self-confidence, my misery. Wadn't gonna do it no mo'.

Being fat overshadowed every good thing I liked about me. I like being me. I really do, even if noone else would ever like the job as much as me. I can be me better than anyone else...but I was doing a poor job of it. SIGH. So tired of not getting it right. I'm not there yet, but I'm growing. Growing smaller on the scale and in inches and growing bigger in wisdom, self-actualization, spiritually, emotionally, heck, in all areas if I think about it. I'm no longer hopeless. yay!

[Nykee 13]

I did it because of my 4 children who love me so much and I them.... and I was gonna die of morbid obesity and the comorbidities.

I did it cuz I had to lose 100 pounds to have a surgery for three herniated discs in my back and sciatica and that will make me self sufficiantly mobile.

I did it cuz I want to look and feel better and DO more.. be in LIFE as I want to be.

[aaamom 0]

......because I am turning 40 On Feb 1st, and couldn't bear being fat for yet ANOTHER decade.

[mousecrazy 2]

An orthopedic surgeon suggested it...no way was he going to be able to reduce the pain in my ankles, knees and hips unless I chose to weight less.

I went for it because I was tired of battling the weight, winning for a while, then gaining back more than I started with. I have an 8 year old daughter I'd like to stick around for. I want to be energetic and full of life, and not trapped in my fat.

[dolphin_dreams 0]

I want to live and enjoy a healthy life. My ankles hurt when I got out of bed. I found myself not wanting to go places that I used to love because I knew that within 20 minutes I would be in terrible pain.

Except for sleep Apnea and joint pain, I don't have any other co-morbidities. I had lap band to help me control my weight so that hopefully I won't develop any more.

[mrshudson 0]

I'm 24 years old, and I have consistently gained about 20 lbs a year since my freshmen year in college. I have tried every diet in the world, and after a year of being classified as infertile, I decided to spend the money that we would have spent on fertility treatments on me...

This way, I still may have a chance at having a baby after I lose weight, but at least hat I won't have weight as another "issue" if I can't.

[Jachut 487]

Primarily my reason is a chronically swollen painful ankle. I'm about 35kg (70lb) overweight and am always carrying a toddler, so can easily be putting 750kg stress through my ankle every step I take. The thought of living with it like this or it getting arthritic is awful, I"m only 38 and I do not want to live my life on anti-inflammatories.

But also, despite not being very overweight, or out of shape yet, I know its only a matter of time. I used to only be 12kg overweight, its climbed steadily over the years and I dont think it will stop. I dont have any real food disorders, I'm not a binge eater, I just consistenly overeat by "socially acceptable" standards, basically too many calories in, not enough calories out. Simple. But everytime I try to diet, I get six weeks and 6kg down the track before my body starts ringing alarm bells and compelling me to eat my way back to where I started. I really think my appetite is just naturally set a bit too high for my body.

[La_madam 20]

My mother died at age 51 of heart disease and she weighed only 98 lbs.

It was time for me to do something....

I want to be around for my children and grandchildren

[Anndallei 0]

At my age and weight, I felt like a ticking time bomb waiting to go off...I figured it was do or die...I chose to do!

[Desi80 1]

Like most others. I was on a downward spiral, and i wanted it to stop. The weight was just getting to be to much for my body to handle. I wanted to be around for my daughter, and i wanted to have more children , but do to my weight, my reproductive system was starting to go into failure. I didn't want to have gastric bypass because it seemed so extreme.

I love my lapband , even though i'm only 3 months out. My depression has lifted, and i'm sooo much happier! I don't think i could ever regret doing this.