Hello, My name is Michelle and I live in McKinney Texas. I am 5 foot tall and weigh 280 lbs. I have two great teenagers a 15 y.o. and a 13 y.o. I have not been heavy my entire life. At 18 when I got pregnant with my daughter I weighed 105 lbs. I loved my body and myself. I had great self esteem. During my pregnancy I gained 80 lbs. Then I ended up with a c-section. I left the hospital weighing the same as when I went in. I started dieting and exercising as soon as I could. But i would lose 20 or 30 lbs. then gain it back. At 20 when I got pregnant with my son I tried really hard not to gain any weight which I might have put on 5 lbs. then I would lose it. So I thought I was doing good. He was born in 1993 with my weight about 190 lbs. My weight would yo-yo with diet and exercise, down 20 up 30. This went on for years then I refused to step on a scale and look at my weight. Then I became depressed and started suffering from anxiety along with other health issues. I had very low self esteem and did not like the way I looked but I had accepted it. Accepting being overweight was the worst thing I could do. I used all the excuses my family is obese must be genetics, must be due to my health, due to c-sections and hysteretomy, everything you could imagine. I stayed under 200 lbs until about 2004 when I quit working due to health problems. Then I really packed it on about 100 lbs. my high weight was around 299 and now I am at 280. I hope I get the lapRXY. I hope I am on my way to a new life. I have decided after I get my surgery and lose some weight hopefully my health will get better and I can go back to college and go back to work. I want to be a productive citizen once again. I no longer want to be disabled. I am no longer going to accept being obese. I want my life back!!!!! I am hoping to be able to get down to atleast 150 lbs. but I am not sure if that is realistic. That would make me very happy and less would make me exstatic.

About Me
Mckinney, TX
Location
54.7
BMI
RNY
Surgery
01/23/2007
Surgery Date
Nov 22, 2006
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