There is a requirement where I live that your BMI has to be 28 or less to see a surgeon about a breast reduction. My BMI is 32. I'm truly looking at myself for the first time in a year.

My weight has always been in a healthy range. I've never had a problem with it. I rarely ate out, and I drank water 95% of the time.

Then COVID happened, and everything went to shit. I have gained 54 pounds in the last year, and I was mostly blind to it while it happened. I noticed my clothes fitting differently or not at all, but I didn't realize just how much weight I had gained.

This last year, I've been drinking my calories in Slurpees and specialty coffee drinks. I've been eating out multiple times per week because I'm too lazy or depressed to go to the grocery store.

While the fact that I have gained so much weight makes me incredibly sad... I'm also finding it motivating. I've been in a slump, and now my eyes are opened to it, and I get to fix it. It will take a long time, sure, but the time will pass anyway, so I might as well use the time to lose weight.

I wish I could see a surgeon, but I understand why they have the weight requirement. The heavier you are, the more risks you face. Also, many women gain and lose weight from their breasts, so it makes sense why they'd want you at a healthy weight to be eligible for surgery.

But still, the waitlist is almost a year to see a surgeon. And it could take me a year to lose the weight. It's going to be such a long time before I can get a reduction. That makes me miserable. But what can ya do?

Anyway, thanks for reading. :)

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