lillyo
My struggle with weight began when I was in elementary school, and plagued me all through high school. My sophomore year was the first time I went on a serious diet when I was put on Phen-Fen. I lost quite a bit of weight and probably went from close to 200 pounds to about 155 pounds. Of course the weight slowly krept back on. And even though I was a cheerleader and was quite active, I had poor eating habits and reached an all time high at that point of 222 my senior year. I was miserable and suffered from anxiety and depression and had to be treated with antidepressants and therapy. By the time I graduated, I was ready for a change, and I started going to a medical weightloss center. I was put on several different diets and drugs including Meridia and Phenetermine. I ultimately stuck with the Phentermine in combination with Paxil, and I got down to around 168. From this point on, for the next 4 years my weight went from a high of 215 to 165, going back and forth from atkins to Phentermine, etc... During this time I met my wonderful husband, who supported me throughout all of my ups and downs. By 2004 my weight was creeping back up, and I found out that I was pregnant. After starving myself and being on very low carb, high protein diets, the fact that I had to eat normal did a number on my weight. By the end of my pregnancy I had shot up to 265, my highest at this point. During breastfeeding I was able to shed 20 pounds quite easily, but by October of 2005 my weight krept back up to 265, and I was pregnant again. With my second pregnancy, I initially lost 5 pounds, then ultimately gained 12 and topped out at 277. Yikes!!! My second child was born early and breastfeeding did not seem to help with the weightloss. One afternoon I was watching Oprah and I saw a story about a young woman who had struggled with her weight and did not feel accepted by her family. This show was an update on her, after she had WLS, and she looked amazing. This is what inspired me to get info. about gastric bypass.
