Michelle Chiles
Update:
After a couple years went by after my surgery I did well maintaining my weight loss losing a total of 217lbs. But then after alot of marital issues came along so did the stress and depression. Needless to say I had gained almost 80lbs back...scary! Well after saying enough is enough and not going through all that again, I kicked my cheating husband to the curb and started on the right path again. I had lost about 45lbs+ found me a great man and started a new life.
Finally in July 2009 I got my tummy tuck!!! Yeah all that extra skin was finally gone and I've never been happier and healthier. But 2 months after my surgery.....I found out I was pregnant with twins o.O Yeah that was unexpected, but we were happy. Only shortly down the road I did end up losing one of my twins.
Now we are expecting my first little girl! Isabella is expected to come July 10, 2010 and we are both excited :) I have only gained 15lbs so far this pregnacy at 31wks and counting. And plan on continuing my weight loss progress after she is born.
Well, I'm 30 years old and have 2 children: Christian 7, and Kyle 4. I also have a beautiful step-daughter: Tabitha 16.
I've been overweight most of my life. I'm a chronic asthmatic was constantly on steriods in my high school years. That is when I started putting my weight on. Going from 150 to 190 in just 3 years. Even though the weight was coming on, I was always a very active person. I just could never sit still. I was a compulsive neat freak, and I just would never sit home...even if that meant to just get in my car and drive anywhere.
After I had my first child, it was very hard for me to leave him and go back to work. After just 1 month of being back to work, I quit to become a stay-at-home mom. It was the best decision of my life, but also one that made a HUGE change in my life. I soon started getting depressed being at home all the time, we only had one car and my son was a very sick infant. After he was just 5 months old, we got custody of my step-daughter who had been severely emotionally and physically abused. This was quite a toll on me and our whole family. But never the less, we loved this little girl and gave her all the care and love she should have.
Well, as you could imagine....and maybe even relate too....when stress and depression come into your life, so does the weight. Well, it just was getting worse and worse. I couldn't believe that I was looking at 300lbs. Which of coarse made me more depressed, and just eat more!
Well, through the years, I had another child who was also born with complications. This one also has severe asthma problems, but also has a form of autism called p.d.d. It took alot of stress and power on my part to help him in any way I could. Including special schools to help him speak, and all kinds of therapists. Well, he's come along way, and is almost at a normal 4 year old level. He is really my miracle child. I thank the Lord everyday for all he has done for him and my family. If it wasn't for God, I don't know if I could've handled all this myself.
Well, I was so big now that I was really at a stage of fighting for my life. With my blood pressure and diabetes coming on, I just had to do something with myself before I had a stoke or a heart attack. Well, I tried diets and as much excersise that a 421 lb women can do...and nothing was working. Well, being brought up in the church and in God's Word, I knew exactly what I had to do.
I brought it before the Lord. I prayed and prayed to the Lord to give me the strength and to help me and guide me. Granted I have heard about the surgery before but also the negative, and would've never considered it because of the risk of dying and having my family and all. But, everything from that point on was directing me to have the surgery. I thought in my heart that the Lord wouldn't want this for me...would He? Well, I prayed to the Lord again and said Lord if this is your will, please just open the doors for me so I will know. And that is exactly what He did. My doctors couldn't even believe how easy it was for me to get approved, especially with new rules and stipulations...but they just said Yes! Well, I knew why, and from that day forward I had no fears about having this surgery done. And to this day have had not one single complication and I'm doing great!
Please keep me and my family in your prayers and God Bless!
~Michelle
About Me
Before & After
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