sharonsblessings
Hello all! my name is sharon and I am a 36 yr old mother, wife and grandmother.I have four children and one grandson. I was a very skinny child and teen in fact I was a model and competed in beauty pageants until I became pregnant and had a daughter when I was eighteen I am about 5ft 9in and before I got pregnant the first time I weight about 110lbs and after she was born I weighed about 130 (and thought I was fat).Anyway I had two more children by the time I was 20 and then got a divorce still not to heavy I weighd about 145 or 150 by this point.I got married again at age 25 to my soul mate we have been married for 12 yrs.I had my tubes reversed in 2001 and couldnt get pregnant we went through fertility drugs and various treatments. Through this I found I had PCOS and insulin resistance. This somewhat explained my weight of 250 lbs, I got sick and lost about 30lbs when I had my gallbladder removed. while I was in the hospital I found out my sixteen yr old daughter was pregnant then I guess I had so much going on I stopped focusing on getting pregnant myself and then SUPRISE!!! I found out I was pregnant so my daughter and I were pregnant at the same time. She had a little boy in august of 05 then I had a little girl in January and I did very well on my weight I only gained 12 lbs with my preg. but after I stopped breast feeding I started gaining weight again then my mom died in october of last yr and that topped my stress level and my weight off to my all time high of 262lbs. I cant believe it. I dont even recognize myself in the mirror or pictures.I am misserable I have high blood pressure, bad back, severe migraine headaches, horrible hip pain, GERD, PCOS, insulin resistance, diverticuli disease, so my weight not only affects my self esteam but my health as well.So I am very excited about this surg. since nothing else I have tried has worked long term. I stayed on Phen-Phen all through my twentys and in my thirties I have tried fastin, redux, opti fast, slim fast,adkins,body for life,so on and so on.Although I would loose some weight it would usually come back with a few extra pounds. Anyway enough about me. If any of you have any suggestions or tips I am all ears or if I can help anyone else please feel free to contact me.
