What made you finally want Weight Loss Surgery?

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

I realized there was a better way to live my life! I knew diets worked, but I didn't stay on them. And, life was about food. One day, I learned from a friend about the lap-band, and immediately I researched it. It's what's helped me lose weight and eat healthy for the last 12 years, and life has been a blast since then!

[Caseylynn 9]

@@Caseylynn I am 52 and felt the same way - a little apprehensive but KNEW it was the tool I needed. Three weeks and 1 day post-op and so happy I did it!

thanks for making me feel a bit better. Keep me posted on your progress. All the best.

[summerluv5 1]

I guess I'm vain because mostly I just want to look and feel pretty again.

[_Kate_ 2,224]

To be healthy.... reason enough for me.

Kate

[CloserToFine 172]

I was tired of waiting for someone to give me permission. I was tired of worrying about people dismissing surgery as a "last resort" or an "easy out." I was just plain tired, achy, and sick. And I knew that carrying this weight -- and likely adding to it -- was not sustainable for my particular body.

I gave up the idea that surgery was an admission of failure, and embraced it as a personal choice that has to be justified to no one. Other than the insurance company, that is

[chunkyloverlovesyou 197]

I saw an ad for Botox, was interested but was looking further into cheap Botox in Mexico and stumbled across this weird sleeve trend. I figured why the hell not?!

[mlmorgan2006 7]

My final straw was that everything was just harder to do. Things that should be simple were hard. There is also the desire to have a baby.

[dhrguru 1,238]

When I saw a surgeon that I had confidence in.... Saw two previously that I didn't click with.

[chelsea554 3]

I have been lucky enough to have been heavy for many years without having any problems associated it with obesity, but the past year I have had bad knee and back pain. To me, this was the start of a downward spiral and I wanted to stop it before it got out of control.

[Mommabird 367]

For me, it was nearly ending up in the hospital due to complications from the two diabetes meds I had been on for years. Two of my doctors suggested RNY to get me off the meds. I started this journey last May and had my surgery on December 10th. I'm 97 pounds since I started and 53 since my surgery. Best of all, NO diabetes medicine!

[Mommabird 367]

That should be down 97 pounds!