itstime4me

I feel like I have struggled with weight all of my life but the last 5 years have been horrendous. In my late 20s I used Jenny Craig to drop 27 pounds and 1 year later became pregnant and was told I should plan on gaining 25 lbs!!! I was devastated. After my son son was born I struggled for 3 years to get the 45 lbs off but only lost 20 or 25. During my divorce I managed to get down to 165 lbs which was 10 lbs from my pre pregnancy weight of 155. Although I was never a big excercise buff, my job as a hospital rep required that I walk alot...all day every day. In hindsight I am sure this is what kept my weight in check in the late 90's. Well fast forward to 2001 when I earned a promotion that took me out of the sales role and into an office (No more walking and no excercise plan). In less than 1 year I gained 16 lbs...by the beginning of 2003 I was 202...Every year since 2003 I put on at least 10-12 lbs with an all time high of 251. Well today is Friday, June 18, 2010 and I am 14 days post-op. Yesterday I had my first post-op visit and was a bit saddened that I had only dropped 5.5 lbs in 13 days. On my initial office visit I was 248...the day before surgery I was 237.5 (-11lbs) and yesterday weighed in at 232.5. I have not shared with my family that I have had this surgery because I don't want "all eyes on me" as I go through the process. I am still excited and committed but I am going to have to increase my protein intake because the hunger is starting to return. As a single parent to a 14 year old boy I am excited about this forum because at this point I have not shared my story with anyone.