michelle42
It's been a while, but I used to be called Skinny Minny. That was my nickname before puberty, after that my body took on a drastic change for the worse. I have been over weight since middle school. In my junior and senior years of high school I probably looked my best ever, weighing between 150 and 180 pounds. (And I thought that was fat) What I wouldn't do to look like that again. After getting married at age 20 and having our daughters, my weight continued to increase. Just like must of us in this situation I could loose weight but would always gain it back with extras. I'm so lucky that I have a wonderful husband who loves and supports me know matter what size I am. I can't wait to have my surgery and give him back the woman he married. In my early 30's I got sick with mono and developed a lot of auto immune diseases to go with it. Since then I have been unable to control my weight at all, it seems like no matter what I do I just keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger! Ashamed to say I am currently weighing in at 367 lbs with a BMI of 59. In June 2011, my husband started a new career and to my advantage that meant new insurance that covered obesity. I first contacted my surgeons office in July and I'm now scheduled to have my surgery on December 21st, 2011. That will be the day I get to start this life over and learn from my past mistakes. I'm so excited!
