Hi...I am Pauline!  I am now 52 years old and 5*8. I have been a big girl all of my life and weighed 270lbs when I graduated high school, 400lbs when I had my son at age 29 and got to 700lbs while I was happily married to my husband who liked big girls. He did not force me to gain but being in love and knowing he liked big girls, I gained 200lbs while we were together. Once divorced, I realized I could not take care of myself and tried a few more diets unsuccessfully. At age 50 I decided I had to do my last resort...weight loss surgery. I weighed 678lbs. I went on a pre-surgery diet, lost 89lbs and then got surgery December 3rd 2014. I have lost 345lbs and have about 150lbs more to go to get to my goal of 200lbs. I will get excess tummy skin removed soon and when Im closer to 200 I will get excess skin on each leg removed due to Lymphedema. I am 352lbs and can now dress myself, cook & do dishes and so much more! Im so happy to be able to move around better and accomplish things I hadnt done in years. I still have pretty bad knee pain due to ruining them when I was my heaviest but Im hopeful that as I lose the rest of these extra pounds, maybe the pain will lessen. Im most happy to have given my only son, his life back. I still need his help on certain things but it is very little compared to when I weighed 700lbs. Life is great now and I look forward to driving, riding a bike, camping, dancing, going to a baseball game & much more one day!

About Me
CA
Location
Apr 17, 2014
Member Since

Before & After
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Can barely walk....miserable!
678lbs

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