Where do I start?
I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I can remember being called "fat" in grade school. My first diet was in grade school, I lost a lot of weight to win a bet in a family dieting contest only to gain it all back and then some. Trying to squeeze in to the dark colored uniforms in high school thinking it might make me look skinnier. Wishing I could fit into the pretty prom gowns the skinny girls were wearing. While I had a good time in school, the weight was always an issue for me. I was always dieting, my weight yo-yo'd up and down, but I could never lose enough to be called "thin" and I could never maintain the loss.
I lost a lot of weight before I met my children's father. At that point, I was still trying to lose. I quickly gained weight until I had my first child. I lost it after I had my son, but then gained it back when I had my daughters. So, here I am, almost 11 yrs after my last childs birth and at my heaviest I have ever been and very unhappy.
I want to go outside and play hockey and ride bikes with my kids. (scary thought getting on a bike right now, lol) My kids are young, they deserve to have an active mother. I don't want to be embarrassed in a bathing suit on the beach or worried about my arms looking huge in a tank top. I want to be able to walk and not get out of breath. I want to be healthy. I don't want food to be the center of my life.

About Me
PA
Location
29.1
BMI
RNY
Surgery
06/22/2009
Surgery Date
Feb 16, 2009
Member Since

Before & After
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Before
320lbs
After :)
165lbs

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