Laurieanna319
I've been overweight as far back as I can remember! I was always a very active child and teenager. I've played sports all my life and still managed to be the biggest girl in my group of friends. After reaching 200lbs sometime after I highschool I seemed to stop seeing myself gain weight. I was taken back by the weight that popped up on the scale at my first doctors appointment when I was pregnant with my first daughter. 319!! I couldn't grasp how I had went from 200 to 319. I didn't actually see it when I looked in the mirror. I realized just recently it was because I focused on the other part of my body that didn't look so bad. Face, shoulders, chest etc.. I guess I knew in my head that if I paid too much attention to my stomach and thighs that I'd end up in a bad mood. Maybe I should have taken a long hard look huh??haha When my frist daugther was 2 months old I went for my first seminar for bariatric surgery and met with my surgeon. Only to go home and find out I was pregnant!! So I had to put the surgery on hold and gave birth to another beautiful little girl! So now I feel it's finally time to concentrate on myself for once. I want to be a good role model for my girls and I want them to enjoy a healthy life!! My surgery date is set for April 28th of 2009. Oh yes, I've been married for 3 1/2 years to the man of dreams and he is the best support system. So thats my story!!
