robinc
Hello...I am a 30 year old mother of a beautiful 4 year old little girl. I have been married the the most wonderful man in the world for 7 glorious years. He has loved me from the beginning for me...not for my size. I have been overweight/obese for most of my life. I can remember being larger than most children my age by the time I was 7 years old. I was always the "fat" friend...but, the funny thing about it is, I never felt like I was as big as I really was. I weighed around 240 when my husband and I married in 1999. After the birth of our daughter, I was around 250. Like most others, my weight fluctuated alot....never losing below 229 pounds. And, like most others, I tried everything....weight watchers, Atkins, cabbage soup, slim fast....you name it, I did it!!! My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer from years of smoking in October 2004....I decided at this point, if I wanted to live to see my baby girl get married one day, it was time for me to quit smoking. So, October 22, 2006 was the last time I smoked a cigarette. But, I piled on 38 more pounds to my already obese weight of 250, to put me at 288 pounds. After months of research, my doctor and I decided o WLS and we called Dr. Clements for an appointment. I knew immediatly when I met hem, I was in the right place. It has now been 10 months since my surgery, and it honestly was the best decision I could make for myelf. I would do it again in a heartbeat! I am down to 167 pounds from 288 pounds, with a total loss of 121 pounds! I am striving for 20 more,...my goal is around 145.