As long as I can remember I have been overweight. In the 6th grade I weighed 175lbs. I have tried almost every diet and diet pill that you can think if. The first time I got serious about losing weight was in 1996-1997. I took some diet pills and lost about 25lbs. After keeping it off for a few months I gained it back and then some. Another time I "got serious" about losing weight was in 2001. I joined LA Weight Loss and lost about 50lbs. After I could not afford LA Weight Loss any longer I did the Atkins Diet and lost another 25lbs. I was hard core at that time going to the gym, lifting weights, taking aroebics classes. I got down to about 240lbs but I was feeling wonderful. Life happened, I got depressed and gained well over 100 pounds over the next year and a half. After a while I stopped weighing myself. I wish I would have thought about WLS a long time ago since I have always been willing to try anything to loose weight. Several co-workers of mine has had WLS, and seeing their success encouraged me to do my research to see if this would be something that I really wanted to do. In May of 2005 I had my first consult with my surgeon. I had to do a 6 month supervised diet, and I started that in Oct. 06 because I had to come up with $300 to pay for it because my insurance doesn't cover that part. My initial weigh in for the bariatric doctor that was over my program was 347lbs. I think I lost a little weight before I had my first visit because I didn't want to feel embarassed about being so huge. To make a longer story shorter I was approved for the surgery in June '06 and had the surgery on July 27th 2006. So, then I was 347lbs+, 5' 4" tall, wearing a size 9W shoe, 3-4XL shirt, and a size 30 pant.  Now I am almost 7 months post op. I weight 235lbs on a good day (LOL), I think I've strunk an inch, I can wear a regular size 7 1/2 or 8 shoe, I can fit into misses (not womens) large and XL tops, and 16-18 bottoms. My girls have gone from a 46DDD to a 38DDD (yeah I'm still 3D.....boy do I crack myself up!) I am so grateful that God has blessed me with this oppurtunity. For those who say that WLS is an easy way out they just don't know. Everyday for me is a winding road, but it's worth it!

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07/27/2006
Surgery Date
Feb 25, 2006
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