CelestialSherry
I have always been a large person. I weighed 221 in the 7th grade. I was the fat girl no one wanted on their team. I didnt have many boyfriends but eventually married and became a mother. I was not married very long due to my ex's addiction. I continued to eat more and more to try to make myself feel better. I eventually weighed 440 lbs at 43 years of age. I started dieting on my own and lost 57 lbs over 2 years. I lost my will power and wasnt losing any more. I knew I had to do something. I contacted Dr. Nease's office and started the process of having the lap band surgery. In a matter of 6 months the process was complete and I had the surgery on May 30, 2007, weighing 383. Today 9/13/08 and I weigh 286 lbs with a loss of 97 lbs from my surgery date. I now have a total weight loss of 154 lbs with what I had loss before surgery
. I never want to see 300 lbs again. My life and health is much better. I can actually buy clothing at WalMart now and I dont have to buy the biggest size
. I continue to lose steadily but slowly. I have met someone after 23 years and am engaged to be married in the fall
. He adores me the way I am but I still will continue to lose for my health.
