debbiema

My story may ring true for so many of you out there.  I have had a weight issue all of my life.  At 6 months old my Doctor put me on non fat milk to try and decrease the calories I was taking in.  at 10 years old I weighed 120 pounds but went on my first real diet and lost 20 pounds.  at 13 years old my weight was at 168 1/2 pounds.  i went on another diet program and lost 35 pounds.  Over the years my weight went up and down with many failed diets.  at 31 I was married and soon after got pregnant with my first child.  My weight when I found out I was pregnant was 225 pounds.  I gained over 50 pounds with that pregnancy and lost almost all of it when I found out I was pregnant with my second.  I gaind only 26 pounds this time.  after her birth I went on yet another diet program and got down to 212 pounds.  I lost 30 pounds over the cours of a year.  I was so burned out.  I became pregnant with my third and gained about 36 pounds.  Never realy lost it and got pregnat with my 4th and gained again.  My youngest is now 4 years old and here I am at 285 pounds and i feel lousy.  not emotionally but physically.  I do not have very much energy and I feel like I am missing it with my kids.  Riding on an airplane recently was a huge eye opener for me and I realized I need to do something permanent or else.  I consuted a well known surgeon in Orange County and have decided that weight loss surgery is for me.  i went in thinking it would be a gastric band but now I am not so sure. Maybe bypass is better.  I want to live a semi normal life but also want to lose my weight.  I wnat to lose about 135 pounds.  I would love to hear from you and hear your opinions on both procedures.  tell me the pros and cons and tell me all the details.  tell me which you did and which worked for you.