moorecsj777
All I can say is that I have struggled with my weight since I was a sophmore in high school. I was alway bigger and more developed than my siblings and peers, but I just thought it was okay since I was considered "big-boned" . I am married with two boys 5 and 15. After having my first child, I never lost the weight and five years ago I had my second child and it took months just to drop the 30lbs I gained while pregnant (292lbs). I started planning to lose the weight immdiately once I noticed the weight gain again. There was no way I wanted to be anywhere near 300lbs. It took me almost two years to decide to have the lapband and I am glad that I did.
I come from a southern background so learning to change my eating habits has been very hard. It's like learning to reprogram everything I have learned since childhood. I lost my older sister in December 2006. She suffered from diabetes for years as does my parents, and she had a heart attack at the age of 55. I have high blood pressure and I am boarderline with it comes to diabetes. The death of my sister made me think long and hard about making sure I am around for my children. I have four sisters and all have diabetes except for one. My mother is blind and my father has glaucoma as well.
My goal is to improve my health and to make sure I am around for years to come for my children and grandchildren. I am 42 years of age and I have a lot to live for so it is up to me to do my part.
