jennieengelke
I began gaining weight at about 5yrs or so. By the time I was 9yrs old my mother took me to the Dr concerned about my weight. I was then placed on a diet...THE SLIM FAST DIET...my first diet ever. I didn't think I was fat but I guess I was wrong. With no success through the yrs the diet switched from one thing to another. When I was 18 I decided to eat less...a lot less. I think I probably ate maybe 600 calories a day. I worked but I was starving!!!! I then got pregnant and threw the diet out the window and gained 80lbs. four yrs later I was pregnant again and discovered that I had gained an additional 20 lbs in that time and was over 300lbs. My dr advised only a 30lb weight gain and I was successful in that and that weight came off after my daughter was born. In 2004 Dr suspected that I had ovarian cancer and put me on a strong steroid. I gained nearly 100lbs in 3-4months. I did not even have cancer. Thank God but now I was over 400lbs and I felt like I began to circle around the drain. My highest weight was 440lbs. I have been on a dr monitored diet for 18mths and have successfully lost 50lbs. However, there has been about 6month plateau period and I am so frustrated. I recently had an echo cardio gram and was told my heart was in tip top shape however if I did not get this weight off I could be in serious trouble...after speaking with my family and my dr and hour and hours of research we decided on gastric bypass. I know this will be the tool that will lead me to success. I am a very goal minded person and also competitve to the fullest. I am paying for this surgery out of my own pocket so that in itself is a big incentive for success. I will be updating this page often so if you like to keep up with me or just need a friend to keep up with you know that I am here and we can walk this journey together.
xoxo
Jennie
