My story is like most who visit this web site. I am a happy wife and mother of one, who is overweight and want to do something about it so my life will be prolonged. I have been overweight far as long as I can remember and I have tried almost everything in order to get the weight off. Of course, I would loose 20 to 30 pounds and gain it all back within months. Unlike most, I have worked jobs without good insurance; so weight loss surgery has never been an option for me. I could not afford to pay cash or take out a loan. But then I started to turn to the only person I know that will be able to help me:) GOD!!! I knew for a long time that this was not where God wanted me to be and decided that I would consult him for answers. At my previous job of 7 1/2 years, I did not have insurance that would cover wls. Again, God begin to work. My job filed bankrupt and of course that put me in the unemployment line. At the time I did not know God's plan and begin to question him on my job status and why this was happening to me. But, I then began to use my faith as my mother has always told me. She always would tell me "Shirley all you need is faith the size of a mustard seed" and " he would not bring you to this if he could not bring you through this". So I began to let those word soothe my spirit and sure enough things started happening. First, I received a great job working for an electrical company and I  thought this is the job!! If I can only prove myself and get hired full time. Well, how many of you know that it is not so unless God says it is. They chose not to hire our group on full time and again I am at square one. Wls was way out of the picture now. I had no job and my husband had quit his job to move with me to take the electrical job. He was frustrated and so was I, the bills were piling up and we had no income. But God!!!! Things started to look up:) I received a call from a temp agency that wanted me to work at this University as a receptionist only Fridays and Saturdays. How could I say no...I had no job! I accepted and weekends went to week days and in May, I received full time with benefits. I even got a chance to advance my career for free. LOOK AT GOD DOING HIS MIGHTY WORKS!!! That is not all, my husband received a job as well with a manufacturing company that is supposed to be hard to get hired with.(nothing is impossible for Christ)

To make a long story short, I now have coverage  100% if I have a bmi of 40+, 5years of obesity records and is over 21!! All the above applies!!!! So I am now starting my weight loss journey for Lap Band. So all readers please pray God's speed on this process and pray that all will work out.I believe we all will receive if we just ask and have faith that it is going to come to pass. I will pray for you and I hope you will pray for me as well as my family!!! I was brought through a storm and I know if there are any storms in your life he will bring you through as he did me and my family. I have my first weight loss seminar on 08/15/2007My sweet hubbyand I attended a weight loss support group meeting with a friend on 08/01/2007 and we was very pleased and a lot of our questions was answered. Until next update...PEACE!!!!!!!!!!Pray Until Something Happens!!!!!!

Shirley Ann