WyoGirl
Well here is my story. I am 35 years young, 5'11" and 295 lbs. I have a wonderful husband and I am a mother of 4 children, two sons, 17 and 11, and two daughters 4 and 16months.
I haven't always struggled with my weight, I actually started out being the tall skinny kid, played basketball through high school until I got pregnant with my oldest son at the age of 17. I gained about 50 lbs during the pregnancy, but quickly lost about 1/2 of that within about 6 months. In the years to follow my weight went up and down quite a bit, and it was actually the first time that I remember being self concious about my weight. By the time I had my second child at age 23 my weight had gone up to the 200 mark. I tried every diet and diet pill out there to try to lose the weight, I would lose, then gain over and over again. My weight had reached 260-275 by the time I had my 3rd child and I stayed around that weight until the birth of my last child.
Shortly after her birth, I decided that I refused to continue to gain weight and was determined to lose the weight the right way this time. I joined a local athletic club, joined "Think Light", and also hired a personal trainer to keep me motivated. Over the next 7 months, I lost an astonishing 70 lbs. It was the most weight that I had ever lost, and was determined to never gain it back again. But, that is not exactly how things ended up. In a 3 week period, my mother and grandmother both died...it was very difficult for me to deal with and I quickly slipped into a depression that changed everything I had worked so hard for! Not only did I gain back the 70 lbs, I gained another 20 on top of that. I was back to the old me and more depressed than ever! My Dr. suggested that I start taking Lexapro. At first I was very embarrased to admit that I was taking it, but it really helped me! I started getting my life, my emotions, and my motivation back on track! That brings me to now!
I have researched and contemplated having the gastric bypass before, but was told that I was not "overweight enough" to qualify for the surgery. Now....I am. My insurance company requires that I do a 6mo. medically supervised weight loss program before I can have the surgery. I am now in my 4th month and hope to have the procedure done in March/April. I have an extreamly strong support system at home and look forward to life after surgery.
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