What was the final straw to decide this?

[MarchLikeAnAnt 14]

Sadly it's only me to blame for the bed(s) breaking, my husband is only 119 lbs..(cringe*)

Oh well, hopefully it won't be too long until I'm sleeping off the floor

[toasty 371]

I have been obese most of my adult life (since about 24 years old; I'm 49 now). About two years ago I decided to look into WLS, but after seeing the surgeon, who emphatically said I should have gastric bypass, I was freaked out and decided to try it on my own again.

Fast forward two years, and I am 35 lbs. heavier. I am unable to go on amusement park rides with my 9-year-old daughter, or go hiking, biking, horseback riding, you name it. I even have difficulty bowling. I can't fly on an airplane without asking for a seatbelt extender, and I cannot fit any seat other than an aisle seat. I have high blood pressure, fatty liver disease, high cholesterol, severe sleep apnea, and metabolic syndrome. I am on 15 different medications to treat all of my conditions.

So, in February I finally got fed up. Obviously I can't do this on my own. I decided I wanted to get the surgery so I could get my life back, get off most of my medications, and so I could do fun things with my daughter, live long enough to see her graduate, get married, and have kids of her own. I decided for myself to go with gastric bypass, and started a six-month medically supervised weight loss program (required by insurance for WLS). I finished it in August, got my insurance approval, and my surgery is scheduled for Sept. 11. I can hardly wait.

[sleevingbeauty17 28]

The final straw for me was when I went to the store to buy some business casual shirts and had to buy from the maternity section. That is when i started researching. when i made the appointment for the referral about 2 years later, it was because those same shirts wouldn't stay down on their own without my pulling them down and stretching them over my belly about a bajillion times a day. It is time, i should have done this 2 years ago, but i wanted to research nd make sure i REALLY wanted this. and i REALLY do. I can't wait to get my classes over and done with, get the surgery and get my life back on track.

[LoseItKacy 347]

Being told I probably can't have kids from PCOS. not fitting on a plane when I go visit my boyfriend. Being the only one of my group of friends that will stand on the side while my friends go hiking because if I tried my weight would make me fall. When I couldn't find snow pants big enough to let me continue snowboarding (my passion). When my family took holiday pictures and I looked like I ate a another family member. When going up the stairs counted as a workout. When I couldn't keep up with the toddler I nanny.

I'm only 22 and I'm missing out on so much of my life.

I don't want to raise kids in this body even if I could have them. This isn't healthy and this definitely isn't living.

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

Tired of being the fattest girl in the room...yeah ,yeah...I gotta pretty face....yada,yada,yada!