Andi190827
Failure isn't in falling down, it's in failing to get back up
03.29.07 ~
My name is Andi. I've been the wife of Robert for 13 and a half years now. I am also the mother of three beautiful children; two boys and a baby girl! Robert has been in the US Army for over 13 years (9 years enlisted, 4 years officer). From 2001-2003 he finished college and earned his commission.
For the first 5 years of our marriage, Robert and I tried to conceive our first child. Unexplained infertility kept us from doing so. We applied for adoption, but were told it would take from 2-5 years to welcome a baby into our home. Well, not 7 months later, we joyously brought home our oldest son. He was 4 days old. We were so very blessed and knew it was meant to be.
Well, 15 months later, we got another surprise and found out I was pregnant. Our two boys are almost 23 months apart and are the best of friends!
We tried to conceive a third child for over 3 years, and with the help of a laparoscopic surgery (removing cysts on my fallopian tubes. The cysts were weighting the tubes down and away from the ovaries, thus any eggs that ovulated were not making it into the tubes. Except for our second son, of course, lol) and fertility medication we finally got pregnant with our precious baby girl!
All these years of going through so many emotional roller coasters, the weight piled on. As many of you have done, I've tried diet after diet only to gain it all back and then some. I first looked into WLS right before I became pregnant with our second son. But when I got pregnant with him, it was put on the back burner. And while we were trying for a third child, WLS remained on the back burner until now!
Though I currently don't have any co-morbidities, they are screaming at me right around the corner! My father suffers from Type 2 Diabetes. I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy and unless I lose this weight, I was told I will develop Type 2 in the next 5-7 years (some studies show as soon as 2 years). Both my father and mother suffer from hypertension and high cholesterol, which they both take medication for. Because I developed pre-eclamepsia/PIH with my first pregnancy I know hypertension is a large possibility at being in my future as well, unless I do something about my weight! And I AM!!!
I am ready!! I'm ready to get control of my health. I'm ready to feel good. I'm ready to live life to its fullest, giving my children the fun, playful mom they deserve! I don't want my loving husband to ever have to worry about me and my health. I want to enjoy living long healthy lives together. My family means everything to me. They deserve the healthiest me I can be. And of course I believe I deserve it too!
Goals for myself:
consult with surgeon (278) _05.02.07_
pre'op 5% req'd loss (264) _05.18.07_
Surgery (269) _07.06.07_
25 lbs gone (253) _07.12.07_
50 lbs gone (228) _08.22.07_
65 lbs gone (213) _09.22.07_ (halfway to goal weight!)
75 lbs gone (203) _10.11.07_
One-derland!!! (199) _10.22.07_ (now I'm just 'overweight'!)
100 lbs gone (178) _12.14.07_ (75% excess weight gone!)
Within IBW range (164) _01.31.08_ (now I'm 'normal'!)
130 lbs gone (148) __________ (GOAL WEIGHT!!)
My Weigh-ins
PCP Referal ~ 03.28.07 ~ 276 lbs
Program Consult ~ 05.02.07 ~ 278 lbs (my highest weight ever)
5% Loss Req. Done ~ 05.21.07 ~ 262 lbs
Pre-Op Appt ~ 06.25.07 ~ 265 lbs
Day of Surgery ~ 07.06.07 ~ 269 lbs
1 Mth out ~ 08.06.07 ~ 234 lbs
2 Mths out ~ 09.06.07 ~ 218 lbs
3 Mths out ~ 10.06.07 ~ 206 lbs
4 Mths out ~ 11.06.07 ~ 190 lbs
5 Mths out ~ 12.06.07 ~ 179 lbs
6 Mths out ~ 01.06.08 ~ 173 lbs
7 Mths out ~ 02.06.08 ~ 160 lbs
8 Mths out ~ 03.06.08 ~ 155 lbs
9 Mths out ~ 04.06.08 ~ lbs
10 Mths out ~ 05.06.08 ~ lbs
11 Mths out ~ 06.06.08 ~ lbs
1 YEAR OUT ~ 07.06.08 ~ lbs
