Yolanda_7691
I used to be a cheerleader in High School.
Always outgoing, love to dance and the outdoors. Now you know you must be thinking. (What Happened?!) 
Well, I started gaining weight after my first son (not his fault of course). I gained about 40 pounds during pregnancy and couldn't bring them off, 3 yrs later I had my daughter and gained 30 pounds, 2 1/2 yrs. later I had my youngest son and gained an additional 30 pounds. Well I'll tell you I totally lost track of my weight and was too busy staying on top of my kids that I forgot about me and focused on them. At my heaviest 310lbs. I was beginning to have problems with my feet and I guess that was the breaking point. One day my best friend who is also heavy came to talk to me about gastric by-pass surgery and my first reaction was "Oh no way that is not for me, I will never blah blah blah". Well she was so excited and had me read more about and I was convinced. She said we could do it together and support each other. I went to my doctor he gave me a referral and then I started my classes for 6 months and had the surgery. I thank my friend for this. Now that my kids are all in their teens I can focus on me. God works in misterious ways and he is helping me through this.
