So, I have had a lot on my plate these past years. Trying to juggle so many issues. Well, I hit a brick wall when i realized I was above the three hundred pound mark. I couldn't walk up a flight of stairs without holding on for dear life. I have become stagnant and stiff. I want to live not be like a rock, waiting for moss to grow on my back. Realizing that what I really want is to live a healthy life, have a baby, not sit on the sidelines but instead be an active participant in my own life I decided to act.

I went to Dr. Artuso, after being diagnosed with sleep apnea. Once I sat down with this man it really hit me taht I was about to embark on a journey that would change my life. I always wanted to get healthy but never really considered myself to be an obese woman. It wasnt' until I spoke with him that I realized how unhealthy I had become and how dangerous it was to me. Family members always told me that I had such a pretty face and it was ashame that I was so large. This didn't phase me one bit, I liked me as I was. Until one day I stopped having my AF and stopped ovulating... I am only 38.. My husband and I want a baby very much so this posed a bit of a problem. Now, I did not know that being obese could affect your pregnancy outcomes until I wasn't getting pregnant. Well, now that I'm doing somethihg about this whole situation, it's more about my health and the baby and not just about the baby.
 My family is rallying behind me and I am taking steps to become more aware of how I got where I am right now and soon, very, very soon I am going to have my surgery and I am going to be the healthy person I always saw myself as.

About Me
NY
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36.6
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Surgery
03/06/2009
Surgery Date
Oct 14, 2008
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I almost forgot!!
I FELL OFF THE WAGON and DRAGGED DOWN THE ROAD!!
I did IT!! I ACTUALLY WORKED OUT!
Lord Help me to get off the computer and into the gym!
Yesterday I joined a Gym!

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