jrtnaaronash
i have been heavy pretty much since i was little but it had gotten way out of control. when i got married in February of 1994 i weighed 250lbs. i was miserable, i had no energy, could not even play with my kids, i slept every chance i got and did not want to go or do anything in public. my friends at work would try to get me to go walking with them during lunch but i couldn't breathe and i was ashamed to be seen out with them. i didn't like going to restaurants because i felt like every one was staring at me. in 2004 i got a job part-time working for a very good company but i didn't get any benefits because i was part-time but working 39 hours a week. i always told my office manager Kristie that if she could get me full time i would have my surgery. she worked really hard trying to get me a full-time position in the office but came up short. she left and went to a different part of the agency to open a new branch and told me if she ever had the opportunity to have a secretary she would call me. in September of 2006 she called and asked me if i wanted to be her full time secretary and of course i was thrilled and in the back of my mind all i could think about was having my surgery. by this time i was 410lbs and gaining i started my new position in October 2006 and started the ball rolling immediately. alot of people tried to talk me out of my surgery but i was determined and i did everything i had to do and started praying that if this was truly what God wanted me to do then everything would go through smoothly and my insurance and everything was approved. i had my first appointment with Dr. Kappa at Holston Valley Hospital in Kingsport TN and we set my surgery date for August 21st 2007. i was so excited i could hardly stand it. i weighed 408lbs the morning of my surgery and 8 months later i am down 135lbs. i am a big horse fan and have rode horses all of my life but for the past 15 years i have been too big to ride but thank God last night i rode my daughters horse and felt like i was on top of the world. i can eat more now and that scares me to no end i just don't want the weight loss to stop. i want to reach my goal of 150lbs. with Gods help i am determined to continue on my journey and reach my goals.
