ktamsand
I am 35 yrs old mother of four and wife of a wonderful supportive husband. I have struggled with my weight since I was in middle school. I started my first diet when I was in 8Th grade (weight watchers). Since my first attempt with WW I have probably gone back about 15 times. I have also don Jenny Craig, Phen Phen with B-12 shots, Herbal Life, Hydroxy Cut, Pentramine,Exercise and you name it. Weight watcher has worked for me but after 25 lbs I start to get discouraged and give up then I gain it back plus some.I have many friends that have had either the lap band or gastric bypass and I always admire them and hoped I too would be skinny but w/o surgical weight loss. A little over a year ago my husband (who at the time was active duty AF) was deployed to Afghanistan for 6 months. While he was gone I got into a very great exercise routine and was doing weight watchers. I lost about 30 lbs and was feeling so good. I was working out about 5 days a week for an hour at the gym. I started to get discouraged at the end and gave up. I have since put the weight back on and feel horrible once again. I am so sick of yo yo dieting and ready for a big change in my life! Since my last diet my husband has retired from the AF and we have moved back home to Tucson AZ. I got in for the first time in awhile for a physical and loved my doctor.She ran a full screen of blood work on me and started working on getting me a referral to a surgeon. My blood work came back good which is a good sign and I am for the most part pretty healthy. I do have on going back pain (which went away when I was exercising). I weight around 250 and am 5' 9". My pcm figured my BMI to be 38. I guess you need a 40 for surg to be covered by insurance. I am excited because I got my referral in the mail the other day for a consult with the Gastric Bypass Dr! I have an apt for Monday August 31 and will attend a seminar that same week. We will see how it goes!
