And in this corner weighing in at 314lb. . .

It was February 10,2010 I was sitting in my doctors office on the Verge of tears. The nurse had just weighed me and I couldn'tbelieve what it said, 314lb!! That's a lot for anyone to weigh, but on my 5'3" inch frame is was a major health hazard. During this doctor appointment I was put on high blood pressure medication and was signed up for mandatory blood pressure classes once a month. I left there knowing I had no other choice I had to loose weight!

Having no luck with diets or weight loss before I wasn't sure on how to go about it this time. I had entertained the idea of weight loss surgery but like most people I didn't know that much about it and what I did know I was judgmental of. I knew friends that had done it and with good and bad results. I decided to talk to my doctor about it and just see what it was all about. After attending a 5 hour class and meeting with a surgeon I decided that this was the route for me!

Although this decision was the best for me I was afraid to tell people. I was afraid they would judge me and feel I was just taking the easy way out, (trust me there is nothing easy about this and those of you who have been through it know). There are friends and family that may be reading this now and  will be finding out for the very first time that, yes I had gastric bypass surgery.

In order to have the surgery there were many things I had to do first. One was start a 1200 calorie diet, start an exercise routine, meet with a nutritionist a psychologist and get to my goal weight set by my surgeon of 275lb, before a date would even be scheduled. 

Those of you who know me know that once I make my mind up about something there is little or nothing that will get in my way! With the support of very good friends and my close family I knew there was no stopping me. I followed my diet to the T, I went to the gym atleast 5 times a week and

 in late May my goal was reached and a date was set. On July 27th weighing in at 257lb I had my surgery and the real journey began and continues even today nearly 2 years later and 157lb lighter.

This was taken at my sisters wedding in 2009.