I am a 45 year old mother of 5 children with a wonderful supportive husband. My oldest son is turning 24 this December and my baby girl just turned 11.  Ages of my children range from 24 and 20 year old sons, 18, 12 and 11 year old daughters. I am just starting to live my life and enjoying it!

Let me explain - I was nearly pushing 400 pounds and found myself becoming someone I never wanted to be. I would elect to not attend functions at school or anywhere for that matter. I became a hermit in my home and sitting doing nothing. Before I knew it my health issues were growing to include Diabetes, High Blood pressure, Arthritis, Thorasic Outlet Syndrome, PCOS, and of course depression! I couldn't walk without the aide of a walker or cane. Stairs became my emeny to enter my own home. It was the day my doctor looked at me and said you need to consider doing something serious about your weight NOW or you will be in a wheelchair or possible be dead before I was 50~ WOW that was only a few years away. So I elected to have the Gastric Bypass and have been very successful.

I am finally enjoying life and now realize how much I missed in the lives of my children and husband!