TorresK0416
My name is Kimberly and I have 3 sons. Brandon 14, Edwin 11, and Mateo 9. We live in Mooresville NC. I started gaining weight in high school and kept growing and growing. Especially seemed that way after giving birth to each one of my sons. My heaviest weight came between August 2008 and October 2009. I quit smoking and what helped me get through those cravings was my food. I have always loved my food but it always was there to comfort me in all my times of depression and stress. I always said I never wanted to get over 300 pounds because I would never forgive myself if I did. Well I did hit that mark. I started going to my 6 month supervised doctor in November 2008 and I weighed in at 301 pounds. I was so disgusted with myself and that made me want to eat even more. Over the holidays I did gain some more weight and my highest weight was 308. When I kept seeing the scale go up and up month after month I said that is it I need to prove to this doctor that I really do want to change my life. Here I was a 32 year old mother with so many diseases that my future looked so grim. I want to see my kids grow into adult hood and I want to see them get married and have their own children. Hell, I want to be alive to enjoy my grandkids and who knows maybe even my great grandkids. So I started working out everyday and started eating more protein and less fat. Once it came around time for my doctors office to submit to insurance they wanted me to get to 280 pounds by surgery day so my BMI would go down and my liver would shrink. We were expecting insurance to take between 4-6 weeks just to get approved. One week later I got a letter in the mail saying they approved my surgery! So my doctors office set up my 5 hour education class, gave me my 2 week liquid diet date, and my surgery date! I went to my class on May 21, 2009. My 2 week liquid diet was scheduled for June 1, 2009 and surgery for June 15, 2009. On May 28, 2009 I weighed in at 292 pounds. I had to lose 12 pounds in order to have my surgery. Of course I was scheduled one last weigh in on June 10, 2009 because if I didn't lose the weight then why put me under and have to wake me right back up because my liver was too large. I was so nervouse stepping on that scale that day and bam there it was 277 pounds! I did it that was my last weigh in so that was it I was cleared for surgery! I was so proud of myself that I did push my self to get up and work out everyday no matter what. Changing the way I ate was the hardest. I was so tempted and I so craved but then I looked and said if I do that then I can't do the surgery because there would be no point. So now here I am on my way to start my second life healthier and happier, its going to be a long journey but I am ready and I won't give up! 
