Ciansmom 3 Posted April 28, 2012 ...there was a young woman plagued by her obesity. It encased her physically and emotionally. She was a walking sarcophogas and hated every minute of her awake time. She had always had a love/hate relationship with her weight, though. She hated the judgement, the inability to move, the unhealthy habits she was passing on to her son, the depressions, anxieites, but at the same time, her weight protected her. She had been wounded and found that her weight gave her an excuse to avoid those who had hurt her. BUT, one day she knew she needed to change. She went and saw Dr. James Foote at Grand Health Partners in Grand Rapids, MI and he gave some options. She prayed and knew her loving Father did not want her to suffer another day... She began her journey at over 310 (not sure how much more she stopped weighing herself). On December 23, 2008 she weighed in at 287 and teh weight kept coming off post surgery! By April of 2010 she was down to 163 and loving life!! She met a wonderful man (she no longer was afraid and hiding behind her weight) and they married August 2010. In OCtober of that year she became pregnant with her second son, born June 29, 2011. Her current, 3 year post-op, post baby, weight is 175 and she is working to get it back down to 163, hoping to hit her goal of 155 and keep it there by year's end!! This story has a happy and healthy ending and I couldn't be more happy with all that has improved now that I am healthier and more mobile. I don't have to have my knee replaced, my hip arthritis is GREATLY improved and I am much more confident (although I still am shocked when I don't see the heavy me in the mirror, even today). I can't say that my journey was easy mentally, as this was much more than I ever anticipated, but phsyically I would do it a hunred times more to get where I am today!!! Thank you, Jesus for the wonderful people at GHP who helped change my life here on Earth!! 3 Ms skinniness, Spatters3 and mnbsleeve reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms skinniness 3,003 Posted April 28, 2012 CONGRATS! This is an awesome journey with so many life changing events in our lives. Keep it up.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DDFinn 118 Posted April 28, 2012 So happy for you! I am only at the begining of my journey (7wks post op) so I loooove the happily ever afters 1 FluffyBleu76 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnbsleeve 87 Posted April 29, 2012 Congratulations Ciansmom! May you have many, many more happily ever afters!!! Enjoy the new you!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irishmama2004 34 Posted April 29, 2012 Tears of joy for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VJSlim 156 Posted April 29, 2012 I'm so happy for you!! Congrats on all the beautiful victories that have come your way! I wish you all success in your life and this journey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artsy 48 Posted April 29, 2012 Thank you for sharing your journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sleeved&Hopeful 182 Posted April 30, 2012 Congrats! You're a success! I bet you feel like a million bucks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites