Jodie M.
Growing up I was part of the "bigger" kids group. Not terribly overweight as a young child, but once I started getting into my pre-teen years is when I was very overweight for my age. As the years went on, so did the pounds. I was your typical overweight teen.......gain weight, lose weight, then gain it back and a few more pounds too. This has gone on my whole life. Except the older I got the numbers just went up, up, up. I was 19 when I got pregnant and was very overweight then. Gaining 60lbs or so during the preganancy was not a good thing. While I was pregnant I was just horrified at my last checkup when I hit the 300lb mark! After my daughter was born I had lost 35lbs! Whoo hoo........BUT then as time passed I gained it all back and then some. Over the years I have tried numerous approaches to lose the excess weight, but it just didn't want to budge. I'd lose a few pounds in the beginning and then nothing. When you are trying so hard at something and there is no success, it is very discouraging. Now I am 26 yrs. old (at my highest weight ever) and trying to get my life back and be rid of the health problems that I have and prevent more from approaching. I believe that WLS is perfect for me and I am so ready for the journey to a new life!
