G-Wiz
April 9th, 2010 my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer, rapid growing and inoperable. We took her home made her happy and confortable then she died on april 29th in her sleep. My mom was 64, she has been on oxygen for years with horrible heart and lungs, diabeties had took it's tole on her. In May 2010 at a regular doctor visit, my lab work showed that I was glucose intolerant....or you may know it as pre-DIABETIES.............
I refused to be a diabetic so I found and read the Southbeach diet book and by July 4th, 2010 my pantry was cleared and I had only good stuff to eat. I did great at first but at 387 I could not exercise without pain. In fact my doctor told me no exercise because I had knee surgery 2 years before and I would damage it if I exercised at this weight. I lost 37 pounds but then it titered and I would gain 1-5 pounds, lose it then gain it again.
In April again on a checkup my doctor was excited that I had kept off 35 pounds in 9 months...... but what about the other 150+ pounds I needed to loose. So I went online, did research and found out about the gastric sleeve... Sounded perfect, my insurance covered it but I had to pull all bells and whistles/jumping through hoops to prove I needed it. well during the 120 days required I met Kate.... we worked on my bad habits and I went from 2 liters of diet coke a day to 12 oz a week....I strted phasing in liquid protein shakes and lost more weight, last month I was informed that I can exercise but only low impact....So I joined Cruves.... I LUV IT..... highest weight 387# (WOW) I am 5 ft 7.5 inches tall... last weigh in on consent signing day 331.6# and still working on more..... Thank You God for the wake up call.....
