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Hi! Kelly here. I am a 43 year old mom. I just had gastric bypass and am happy I did.
I dont remember thinking I was a fat kid - but the kids called me "kelly belly" - so I dont know... my family never said anything until about 6th grade. I think jumped from kid sizes straight to 13s. In high school I remember 16s and 18s. And it has gone up from there.....
I have run the whole diet program - you name it i probably tried it. I remember loosing 22 lbs from six months on phen-fen - SIX months and all I lost was 22 lbs! Four months of Jenny Craig lost 13. UGH you get the picture. I take after my mom - not good at the subtraction just the addition 
So, since about 24 years old I have thought about WLS but never taken any steps towards it. Until last year. From there it took 1 1/2 years to get here. Once I made my mind up, I dont think I really thought it wouldnt happen - even thru a stroke and all the insurance hoops. I think it was meant to be. It was finally my time.
I hope to be saying
"Whoo hoo what a ride!"
