Misty Morgan
My name is Misty and I am currently 30 years old. I have two amazing kids from a previous marriage. My daughter is 13 years old and my son is 7. Just a few days ago I celebrated my first wedding anniversary with my husband Jeff. I am lucky enough to have found someone who is not only the love of my life but my best friend. He tells me everyday that I am beautiful just the way I am. And that is LOVE lol!!!
I have been overweight as long as I can remember. I would be lying if I said it hasn't always bothered me. But I can did ignore or try to be normal I guess. When I was 15 I got down to my lowest weight which was 165 and I thought I was a cow then!! I had no idea how cute I was! And then I got pregnant at the age of 17 and I gained a whopping 90 pounds. I just had the immature mentality that I could eat anything I wanted. And then my weight just snowballed out of control. I remember going to my doctors when my daughter was about six months old and was just floored that the scale said I was weighing in at 303. I cried a lot after that because I didn't think I weighed that much. My menstrual cycles completely disappeared and because of that I was unable to get pregnant again once I was ready for another baby. In 2004 I was diagnosed with PCOS and started fertility meds to get pregnant. And they worked!! I found out I was pregnant on November 1st 2004 and my son was born July 1st. I didn't gain in any weight with this pregnancy but as soon as I had him my weight began to climb again topping out at 390.
After divorcing my first husband in January of 2009 I felt better about myself than I had in a long time. I had started dieting again and lost about 80 pounds. I had started to date again as well and fell in love with Jeff. I didn't continue to lose weight but did stop gaining at least. For the next 18 months things were great and Jeff and I decided to get married in September of 2011. We wanted to start trying for a child together since we knew it could take a long time. And after going through infertility treatments again I found myself pregnant on July 12, 2011. We were thrilled! Just a few days after our wedding we went in for a routine 13 week ultrasound and found that our baby had passed away. It was a crushing experience that I hope to never have to go through again.
We decided to start trying again right away and month after month nothing was happening. The medicines were just not working like they always had before. Probably because I had gained over 45 pounds during the pregnancy and after the miscarriage. (During my depression I ate non stop to numb my emotions.) So we decided to take a break until I can lose weight. So here I am!
My doctor is wonderful! I really like him a lot. My surgeon is Dr. Dahman who works with Dr. Northup at Mercy Healthy Weight Solutions. So far I have done the seminar, the consultation, met the nutritionist, had a pulmonary function test, and tonight I am going to my first support group meeting. My insurance now requires a six month training program but luckily my husbands new insurance goes into effect October 1st and BCBS does not require a wait at all! So I am hoping to get all of my testing and other requirements done this month so I can move on to surgery before the end of the year or ASAP!!
About Me
Before & After
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