Mandie B.
I'm 32 years old, have 3 kids and a great husband. I've been overweight all of my life, but extremely obesity hasn't occured until the past 4 yrs. I now weigh 320 lbs @ 5'4" and am ABSOLUTELY miserable. I'm waiting on my surgeon's office to call me with a definite yes or no on whether I can get my RNY gastric bypass or not. I'm crossing my fingers! I'm sure it'll come through, but this waiting game is KILLING ME! My 20's were wasted being fat, self concious and miserable, I want to salvage what's left of my 30's, I'm too young to not be able to take my kids walking, or to not fit into theme park rides! No one should ever have to live through that embarressment! Last summer I weighed around 290-300 and actually got stuck in a go kart at a local kid's play park! Talk about humiliating! I've been terrified of the surgery, but am now realizing I don't just need to do it for my self esteem, but for my health! My goal is to get down to anywhere from 150-160 lbs, I hope I'm not being unrealistic in my expectations! I see the before & afters on this website though and have so much hope, people look awesome after their surgeries! I hope to be a success story within the next year on this website.
Mandie from King George, VA
