JenniferM77

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On August 10th, 2007 I turned 30! 
Boy did it and all the events that followed change my life.  I watched my hero and grandfather die of melanoma pretty rapidly.  I watched as he went through chemo, big surgeries and multiple hospital stays and his only real complaint was all the finger sticks the nurses woke him up to do while he was in the hospital.  The day of his death coupled with the fact that EVERYONE else in my family also has diabetes drove me to the decision that it is time to make radical changes in my life.  My husband and I both decided we want to live and enjoy our children.  We made an appmt and 2 weeks later on 1/29/08 my husband had his surgery.  Then on February 12, 2008 I had mine!!!  

My husband Michael has since had 4 surgeries, 7 hospital stays and 8 or 9 EGD's with dilation.  He has had a helleva time!  It has been 5 months and he is now down 158 lbs!  Would he do it over again?  His response "I was on a path to dying one way or another".

As for me things have been wonderful!  I have lost 72lbs in 4 months.  I have lost tons of hair but whacked it off and that has helped.  I also don't remember them mentioning constipation in the seminars;-)  Aside from that I fee nothing but better.  I am not embarassed around my kids school anymore of being the youngest but fattest mom there!  I actually look forward to shopping with others rather than hiding my size or holding my hanger inside the clothes so people wouldn't see what size I wore until checkout.  

I have also made goals, gotten closer to my boys (Dustin 13 & Brandon 10) , bought a new house and new job.  

I miss my Gpa more than words can describe but the day he died he gave me new life!!!  Good Luck to all of you in whatever weight loss phase you are in.....