jenmcg
Growing up, I was a chubby little girl and then a husky teen. I think I hit the 200's in high school and maintained lower 200's through having 3 children over the course of 4 years (hitting 239 at my highest pregnancy weight). Since having kids, my body has not bounced back at all and in fact, hormonal imbalance has almost ruined me (endometriosis and depression and horrid acne). A few years ago, I joined MNCOME, a local center for obesity and more....they started me on Phentermine, an appetite suppressant that kind of acts like speed. I lost 30 pounds... I LOVED it...until I hit the 2 month max of the medication and they couldn't give me any more. As soon as I stopped the pills, I gained all of the weight back and MORE. When I hit 280, I knew I had to do something. I visited my doc and she gave me the referral to start the course for bariatric surgery. I am near the end of jumping through the hoops and then I'll have my surgery. I'm excited and nervous and happy and scared....I can't wait to meet the new me. I am looking forward to all of the things I will do with my children once I've lost some weight and have energy to move like a 28 year old should. Woohoo!!
Follow my blog @ http://jenmcgsblog.blogspot.com/ . I blog about lots of stuff....my upcoming surgery too!
If you're from Minnesota and looking for a group, check us out. :) http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/MNWLS/tab,0/page,1/#my_groups_main:1
