Pegasus_AM
I'm a 39 year old mother of 6. (4 I gave birth to and 1 beloved step-child and my daughters best friend who thinks of me as her second mom)) I was thin most of my life. I actually had trouble gaining weight. I was always being told I was too thin. I continued that through all my childhood and high school days. I had my first child when I was 20 years old and gained 60 lbs but was able to lose all the weight without problems. I had my second child at age 24 and again gained 60 lbs of pregnancy weight but this time I couldn't get the last 10 lbs off and slowly I ended up gaining more weight over the next couple years until I was 178 lbs. I went to Weight Watchers after trying self dieting with no success. I was able to get down to between 130-135. I slowly gained back weight till I sat at 150-155 then I got pregnant with my third child and again gained 60+lbs. I struggled to lose the weight getting stuck at 188. I returned to Weight Watchers after failing to lose weight using several self dieting methods. I was able to get back down to 130-135 range again but slowly bounced back up to 160-165 before getting pregnant with my fourth child, again gaining the 60+ lbs I was use too. I struggled to lose the weight getting stuck at 190-195. I have continued to struggle getting down to 140 and eventually gaining it all back plus more. I'm currently 230 lbs the heaviest I have ever been. I use to run half marathons and I even played roller derby up until I injured my back almost 2 years ago. I have had surgery and no longer have back pain but my weight prevents me from doing as much exercise as I would like,because I get so short of breath. I know I can be successful at weight loss if I just have a chance to get the right tools under my belt so I have made the decision to have Bariatric surgery. I have started seeing a dietician and a therapist to help me sort out my eating habits. I was referred May 14th 2014 and have yet to hear anything but I guess this is normal from what I can see from other peoples posts, so I will continue to work on my issues with food and await my turn.
