HotLikeMe

I've always been a "bigger" girl.  Only about 10 - 15 lbs overweight in high school and actually was pretty healthy looking into my early 20's.  I had my daughter when I was 25 and gained 65 lbs.  I lost that weight with the help of Phen/Fen.  I had my first son at 30 and gained 70 lbs with him.  I had lost about 20 lbs by the time he was 9 months old.  But, then got pregnant with my second son and gained another 50 lbs on top of that..... I had gestational diabeties with him.  3 years later I still weighed 200 lbs.  Then, my husband got his orders to be deployed to Iraq ..... gained 30 lbs more in about 4 months (Size 22/24).   I didn't want to have the gastric bypass (even though my insurance would cover that 100%) because I was afraid of the mortality rate.  While surfing the internet, I found the "band"!!!   We refinanced our home to cover the cost and drove 2 hours north to see Dr. Rehnke.  Then, July 25, 2005 (a month before my husband left for Iraq) I had the band installed!!  I had a few bumps along the way - had some acid reflux issues - had the band unfilled and gained 30 lbs!!  I've lost about 25 of that 30 and now am 165 lbs and in a Size 12.  I've got some skin issues now, but have scheduled a "mommy makeover" for November 4, 2009.