Who dat?

My name is Kris. I am a wife, a mom, and I work full time. I am also overweight. I don't want to be skinny. I have no expectations of completing a triathlon (although I must admit that is on my bucket list).  But, I do want to be healthy and happy. Right now, I'm neither one of those things. I have PCOS and live with pain, discomfort and horrible side effects from this disorder.  I eat crap everyday. I am addicted to carbs, and sugar, and processed foods, and soda. I want to overcome these addictions. And I know the only person who can do this is myself. So, a little at a time I am going to change my ways. I have tried countless times to make these changes throughout my household, especially for my kids. But, every time I try to make small changes like switch out white rice to brown or white bread to 100% whole wheat I get the stink eye from my husband and daughter. My daughter is 15. She is by no means overweight or even chunky, in fact, I wonder everyday how she ended up so thin. However, I still want her to grow up with the desire to eat healthy foods. So, I know that I can lead by example. My son just turned 3 and he is the pickiest eater EVER!! He will not eat meat of any kind, wont touch eggs no matter how I cook them and doesn't care for veggies. Occasionally I can get him to eat beans and noodles but even those are sometimes a challenge. So, that leaves cheese, fruits, and Greek yogurt. Thankfully he loves fruits. My husband is another challenge. He is a meat and potatoes guy. In his world a meal isn't complete without something fried. He doesn't like leafy veggies. The only salad he will eat is iceberg. Other than that corn, onions and green beans are the only veggies he will consume, other than potatoes of course. This is a journey that I am determined to conquer.


This is my journey with VSG. My surgery was on November 10th, 2015 and it's been one of the hardest and most challenging things I have ever done. People who say weight loss surgery is the easy way out has no freaking clue what a person goes through. They are most likely un-educated on the reasons a person has this surgery. Yes, I risked my life, but that risk just gave me more years to spend with my children instead of dying at 40 of a heart attack. Weight loss surgery is in no way easy. It's mentally, physically and emotionally challenging. I spent 3 month in hell pre-op and post op trying to re-learn how to feed my body. I went from binging and eating whatever to not being able to tolerate anything but water and to someone with a food addiction that is horrifying. Most people think obese people who have this surgery are lazy and just don't want to put in the time, but unfortunately because I have PCOS, which is a hormone disorder, losing weight is very difficult.


Thank you for reading about my journey. I'm just staring but I'm closer than I was yesterday!