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Just a little tid bit about myself.....
Oh, where to begin.... I started out life tiny up until just about the 2nd grade then things really changed for me. I went from one extreme to the other, where clothes were always to big on me to the other extreme never finding clothes to fit me cause I was to big. Growing up I was always teased about my weight, not just by kids at school but also by my brothers and other family members.
I remember going on my first diet with my step-mother when I was in 7th grade it was one of those 4 days on 3 days off I did well lost like 30lbs felt pretty good about myself I could actually wear my best friends clothes. Through most of high school I was around a 16 after that diet. I was pretty active in school, not sports wise I was in marchingband and that could be a good workout. After high school I started college and instead of the freshman 15 I gained the freshman 40. And its been up and down every since.
I lost some weight before my wedding with help from LA Weight Loss, then the Feb after my wedding I joined Weight Watchers advice from a friend who said that everyone she worked with was doing weight watchers, I did pretty well in about 4 and half months I lost 42 lbs started at around 220 was down to 184 i was pretty comfy there, I soon stopped going to meetings.
In 2003 I went on a cruise with my husband and some friends gained 10lbs very easily, it never came off, went back to weight watchers numerous times seemed like I would loose the same 10 lbs gain it back loose it again, then in June of 03 I got pregnant well that was just a free pass to eat whatever I wanted no questions asked... my doctors were not concerned as long as my baby and I were healthy and doing alright they were not concerned about my weight well when I delivered Riley on March 17, 2004 I weighed in at 285, it took me almost a year but I was almost down to prepregnancy weight of 220, and was feeling pretty optimistic and then my grandfather whom I was very close with passed away and I burried my emotions in my food and gained quit a bit back. Then came my second pregnacy I didn't gain as much but I started out at 263 and ended up at the same weight as I was with my first. Beth is now 14 months and I currently weigh 265 two pounds heavier than when I got pregnant.
I am done having children, and now is the time for me to get healthy for myself and my family. I am truly looking forward to having this surgery. Yes, I am scared about having it, but I know that this is the tool I need to be able to get to a healthier me. I do not want my children to learn my bad habits, and I want them to be healthy. I have the full support of my husband, my younger brother and sister n law have been a huge support system for me, and I am truly grateful for them. My sister n law actually works in the bariatric center that will be doing my surgery (if all goes well).
