limelight
I'm 30 years old and have been overweight most of my teen & adult life.
I was a size 14 when I married my DH in July 2000, became pregnant almost right away and only gained about 40 lbs and lost it right after the pregnancy (2001). I was nursing and that's when I gained about 30-40 lbs. Went on Atkins in 2002/2003 for about 6 months, lost about 25 lbs, then I got pregnant with my son and gained a whopping 80 lbs. which put me at my highest weight of 255. I lost about 30 of those lbs and was a steady 225-235 for a couple years and it's slowly creeping back on.
I originally wanted the lap-band, but decided I'd try WW for a year, so I tired it, lost about 20 lbs, felt like I was starving all the time, gave up and gained 30 lbs, which leaves me at my all time (non-pregnancy) high of 240. I've been researching other types of WLS and have decided the VSG is the right choice for me.
9.15.08
I took my measurements this morning:
Weight 240
Neck 14 inches
Upper arm (5 inches above elbow) 15.5 inches
Forearm (2 inches below elbow) 10.5 inches
Calf (4 inches below knee) 15.5 inches
Thigh (10 inches above knee) 27 inches
Hips 51 inches Waist (across belly button) 43.5 inches
Ribcage 41 inches
Bust 47 inches
2 month measurements
Neck 13.5
upper arm 15
forearm 9.5
calf 14.5
thigh 25
hips 47
waist 40
ribcage 37
bust 42
11 month measurements:
Neck 12.75
Upper Arm 11
Forearm 9
Calf 13.5
Thigh 21
Hips 40
Waist 33
Ribcage 34
Bust 38.5
