Ashley H.
Hi! I'm Ashley- Wife and Mom of two amazing kiddos- 6 months and 3 1/2 years. At 24- I wish I could say that being overweight was a recent thing, but sadly- I've been "overweight" since birth- I was a 9 1/2lb'er, and I was always the big girl growing up. Despite being super active (I played competitive softball for 13 years 9 months out of the year), I was never able to lose much weight. I've struggled hard to even lose 10-15lbs. I could work out like mad and eat 1500-1700 calories a day of good foods- and the scale wouldn't budge. I tried my darnedest. In Jan. of 2008, my doctor prescribed Meridia for me to assist with loosing weight. I was on it for 4 1/2 months paying $160/month- and lost a whopping 6lbs. Then I started Jenny Craig with my mom in Jan. of 2009. I was able to lose about 15lbs in 4 months- I was doing great. Apparently so great that I wound up pregnant in April! Needless to say, I couldn't exactly diet. My son was born in January 2010, and even with breastfeeding, completely cutting out fast food, etc., I have only been able to lose 15 of the 22lbs I gained while pregnant. Last month (June 2010), my dad had a stroke. Thankfully he has recovered fantastically, but it shook me at my core. I want to be able to be there for my kids, I want them to not watch me suffer with problems that I could do something about. I just want to be healthy. I met with Dr. James Davidson in Dallas on July 13, 2010 and began the process to have the VSG procedure. I have to complete the insurance requirements and then it should be covered 100%!
