redheadcurlz
I have been overweight since I was about twelve yrs. old. Once I hit puberty I had a steady weight gain throughout high school. By the time I was out of high school I was well over 200 lbs. Then I became pregnant and had my daughter. I did not gain too much weight during my prgnancy maybe 20 lbs. It was after that I just kept packing it on. I have tried several times to lose weight. I was successful a few times, but I could never keep it off. My doctor scared the crap out of me. I had developed high blood pressure and asthma. So I decided that this was it I need to get this weight off my body. I was not healthy. My greatest weight loss was 105 lbs. which I lost over the period of a year and a half doing Weight Watchers and working out. I started out at 270 lbs. That was in 2006 now two years later I have gained just about all the weight I had lost. I am now 255 lbs. My blood pressure is back to being out of control. I am taking meds and it still won't get down. I now experience pains in my knees. The doctor told me my cartlidge is wearing down and I will eventually need a knee replacement. I am always tired and for the most part feel like crap so I have decided that WLS is the best thing for me to do to get healthy again. I am a mother of two wonderful children and I need to be around for them. My son is 8 and very much into fooball and basketball. I would love to be able to have a one on one game with him. That is one of my goals. To be able to run up and down the court with him without feeling like I am going to pass out. So here I am I cannot wait to start this journey. I have a friend and a few family members that have had gastric bypass surgery. I know it is not an easy road, but I am willing to to do whatever it takes to get healthy again.
