• Username: jeepgirl99
  • Member Since: 8/26/2011
  • BMI: 46.4
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Walk 1 mile almost everyday until I can do it in 15 minutes. Then start 2 miles.

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Drink 64 oz water everday

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My Story

I have struggled with my weight since childhood. In junior high and high school I was teased and picked on.  After suffering an injury in college I lost over 60lbs and it was the first time that I began to like the way I looked.  However, as time went on the pounds began to creep back.  I began to eat more and more with my emotions and things just spiraled out of control.  I felt hopeless and found myself looking for help.  After viewing some weight loss commercials I decided to attend a seminar at the local hospital.  My good friend attended with me.  I remember sitting in that meeting room and feeling completely overwhelmed and not quite convinced that surgery was right for me.  Five more years passed by before I once again found myself back in that same meeting room.  This time, I was beginning to accept the idea of surgery.  As I sat there with my older brother, tears fell from my eyes as I just felt like a complete failure and disappointment to myself and family.  I keep questioning myself, "how could I have gotten this heavy?"  After that meeting we made an appointment with the clinic and started to look into the surgery.  To be honest, I still wasn't sure I was quite there.  I had other things on my mind.  I was getting married, buying and home and surgery didn't seem like a fit.  As I look back now, I can see that these were all excuses.  It finally took me a year later to jump full in and this time I was serious.  On May 28th, I booked my endoscopy and had my consultation on June 6th.  From that  point on I became so focused that I never thought twice or looked back.  My surgery was scheduled for August 18th and I was going to do everything to be successful. As I sit here writing this story, it amazes me of how fast the past few months have gone.  Each day has brought many new challenges.  But I am continuing to work my way through it.