I had just turned 23 years old when I started seriously looking into WLS, but I had known for several years prior that I would eventually have this surgery. I have been overweight since I hit puberty, and no diet has helped me keep the weight off. The one diet that worked the best for me was a starvation and exercise diet with which I lost 30 pounds, but I eventually gained back double the pounds.
I am 5 feet 1-1/2 inches tall. Prior to having the surgery, I weighed 229 pounds with a BMI of 43.3, but at my biggest I believe I weighed 240 pounds (didn't weigh myself at that time).
I had my surgery (Lap RYN) on July 28, 2004 - a couple months before my 24th birthday - and it is the best thing that I could have ever done for myself!
Here is my journey post-op WLS... |
