Rustywhy
Hi Everyone,
I am a 45 year old wife and mom. This is probably a familiar story for many of you, but I was a slender girl who gradually put on weight with each of my babies. At first it was gradual...10 pounds with my oldest, 20 pounds with my second. Eight years later, when I had my third, I thought I was golden because I actually was trimmer after he was born than before I became pregnant. Unfortunately, that didn't last long. Within a few years, without knowing how it had happened, I had put on 100 more. I have since adopted 3 more children through foster care, and have become more and more worried about the parent I am. When my oldest two children were young, I was the mom doing fun things and playing games with them. Nowadays, I am the mom who wishes she could get out there and do things with my kids. I saw my GP in August 2013 and was shocked and sickened by how much I weighed. Soooo, I finally decided to take my life back into my own hands. I decided to to pursue gastric surgery, which I had been considering for years, and had my consultation on 9/9/13. Once my mind was made up, it seemed that things went quickly. I worked through all of the steps required...initial weight loss, psych eval, support group meetings, dietician appts, etc. By Thanksgiving I was approved and ready to schedule my surgery. We picked 1/21/14 as my day. While I was waiting for my surgery I lost a total of 31 pounds. When the time came, my surgery went off without a hitch. I am now one week out and recovering well. Wish me luck, please!