Kim U.
I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. I remember buying my first size 16 jeans back in 6th grade and I don't remember my weight I just remember any time me and my sister who is 3 years older than me would weigh I was always about 30lbs more than her. I didn't get on a scale or acknowledge my weight for many years or at all in high school I just know I was a size 18 and very soon after high school I started buying 20s. My all time highest weight that I know of was about 313 pounds back in 2007 (after a baby). I've lost about 50 pounds of that on my own even though I've gained a little back. The reason I'm looking into the lap band now is I've never been able to get under 251 pounds and my greatest fear is gaining it back after I loose it. I would love to be of normal size for the first time in my life and before my 30th birthday. My journey began many years ago but on 7-23-2009 it will be a whole new world!
