Introductions

So I guess I should introduce myself before going into my long winded posting. My name is Krista and I am a 30 year old women who decided that one day that I did not want to be fat anymore. I had this one moment that I realized that it was time to start taking my life back. I had a back condition and it got so bad that I was eventually walking at a 90 degree angle. I realized that the heavier I got, the more pain I was in.  Now this should have not been my first sign. See the list below of wake up signs that I should have paid attention to:

1. All my clothes stopped fitting.
2. I could only shop at Lane Bryant and stopped shopping with friends.
3. A guy named Da Rule (no ladies I'm not joking) tried to pick me up, while wearing an imitation Michael Jackson glove. While trying to pick me up he said, I usually like my girls thin but **** girl I am just so into you". He also followed it up with, "I'm not the most legal guy in the world but I will treat you right". Even at my fattest I deserved a man better than this.

So while dealing with my back I realized I needed a change. I ended up seeing my doctor and getting a consult for the Lap Band. That's when it hit me. I had never made an attempt at managing my weight. I had never been on a diet. I had bought the books but never read them. How could I possibly be contemplating this when I never tried. I had never taken the easy route with anything else in my life.

From that moment on I began to take my life back.  Four years later I am the happiest I have ever been.  Everyday I am stronger then the day before and I look forward to shopping with my friends and doing the things I once loved pre-fat.  It is great to be the person that you were meant to be.