Hiking With The Bear

First, I would like to say Good Morning and Welcome! This is my first blog and I’m going to be as honest as possible. I’m 40 years old. I’ve been battling with my weight for most of my life. I maintained a weight of 220lbs throughout high school. After high school, my weight started to increase. By 21, I was 300lbs and diagnosed with high blood pressure. In 2001, I was diagnosed with cellulitis in my right leg and in 2008, it happened in my left leg. You would think by now I would have been ready to do the right thing. By age 32, I was knocking on 400lbs’ door. The doctors kept telling me I need to lose weight or I won’t see 35. I tried every weight loss plan there is – Jenny Craig, Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, Slim Fast and even Fucking Trim Spa…lol. They all worked but the effect was temporary. My mind wasn’t ready. In 2008, my doctor suggested that I think about bariatric surgery. I said let’s do it. I was more than qualified for it. All I had to do was unde...