Hey!  I'm just starting my journey with weight loss and am scared!  I've not always been overweight so I remember very well what is was like to be able to have fun and live a normal life.  I guess when I was near the age of 21 or 22 I started to really pack on the weight.  It just kind of crept up on me.  I woke up one day and realized my entire life had changed.  I wasn't able to play with my children or do just daily activities the way I was once able to.  I get tired very easily, out breath, and my whole body hurts after any type of activity that requires moving a lot.  Now at 222 lbs. I feel like my life is ending and if I don't do something quick I won't be around to enjoy my life with my children and family.  It seems like the more I try to loose weight on my own, the harder it is and I get very little results.  I feel like WLS is my last chance at a normal life or a life period!  Noone around me really understands what I am going through.  I feel like I'm all alone.  My entire family say I just am not trying hard enough or I'd be able to loose the weight on my own; they don't understand what it's like to NOT be able to even have the energy to move around and what it's like to have to lay down at night and wake up in horrible pain just because you too much the day before, too much of just normal activities that wouldn't affect "normal" people.  They don't understand what it's like to have to take a handful of pills to control your blood pressure, stomach issues, depression, etc. 

I'm just tired of it all!  It's time for a change.  Hopefully, in a few short months I'll be one of those people who can post pictures of my weight loss!

Thanks for taking time to read my story and thank GOD for leading me to this wonderful place!!!