I'm new to OH and even newer to the non-surgical weight loss section. A bit (okay, a LOT) about me.

I'm 23yrs old. I've known I was overweight since I was 12yrs old when my doctor mentioned it and it's been a losing battle since.

When I was 15 or 16 I tried getting control of my weight. I weighed 190lbs...I started vigorous exercise daily which resulted in lowered appetite (for me) and further resulted in a weight loss of 35lbs.  I got my liscense...quit exercising...put it all back on and then some.

From age 16-19 I put on weight yearly...and at 19 I weighed 245lbs. I again attempted to lose weight. I tried fad diets including all fish diets, all meat diets, low carb and low cal diets. I also joined Curves at this time and DID lose around 17lbs...making it down to around 228lbs. I became pregnant.

I had my first child in June 2008 when I was 20...two months later I was pregnant with my second child. Two pregnancies later, in July 2009 I was 22yrs old and very close to 300lbs (between 280-290lbs)  this was the worst time of my life. I developed severe breathing issues, reflux issues, apnea...fell into severe depression (it'd always been lingering) and finally had to do something so I went to my doctor and asked about weight loss surgery.

He felt I was a good candidate and put me on track for surgery. After 6mos of diet (half hearted on and off attempts on my part) I had gained 12lbs and my insurance company denied my surgery. I was devastated.

Several months later at a follow up visit with my PCP we decided to try the course again with my new insurance company. I have now completed my second 6mos pre-op diet/exercise program and here comes the dilemma and my weight loss SUCCESS story.

After failing the first time, and making the huge decision to try again (after all the original hassle it WAS a huge decision) something snapped mentally. I began adopting a new lifestyle. Making small changes weekly that have resulted in HUGE changes overall. Since starting the new "lifestyle" in October I've went from 284lbs to my current weight of 212lbs. My surgery is scheduled for June 7th. I'm still losing good (about 10lbs/mos) and expect to be in "onederland" by my surgery date. SO, now I'm torn as to whether or not I should have the surgery. It will change my life (and in some negative ways) more than I already have. I could die, that's realistic I think, to say, and it's a huge concern as I have two small children. Here is where I'll stop and wait for questions or input...thanks for reading, as I know it was quite the rant!

Easter weekend was pretty good here, we had my husbands family over for a BBQ and there was TONS of food and candy and cookies!!!!! I did indulge and had 3, yes 3 cookies! and I also had a few pieces of Easter chocolate, then I stopped and as of now have made a decision that I had my indulgence day and now its right back to my plan! I find its soo much easier for me to say I cannot have something like candy etc.. then to say I will just have a little bit, if its not an option then I dont even have to think about it. So I plan to get a good five days of eating and exercise in again this week, and weigh in on Saturday, I hoping for another loss, But i also need to remember that I am NOT a slave to the scale, and I am not in a race and I dont have a dealine, so I will do my best and let my best be good enough! hope everyone else is doing good!      

That is great!!! I'm so excited for you! It sounds like you have great eating plan for yourself. I was also a overweight child and haven't seen the below 200 in many years since high school. It's mind blowing to think about, isn't it?

Keep up the good work!!!!

I hope you are all doing well, I plan to weigh in tomorrow morning and am hopeing, NO expecting good results! I plan to start a once a week weigh in again on Saturdays, My upcoming trip to Portland with my huibby is 6 short weeks away, so I am laser focused on doing my best before this trip! have a great weekend!

We are getting close to the end of the week, how is everyone doing? any big Easter plans? I have been doing a carb deplete plan this week, from mon thru fri so far so good, I am doing this to help get past a plateau or sticking point on the scale, come this weekend I plan to add some good complex carbs back into my daily food options, not that I have not been eating any carbs this week, but just keeping them at a minimum. So For Easter we plan to do to church and then come home to do an egg hunt with the kids in the back yard, we plan to make some treats but I want to keep that at a minimum, the kids will get enough sugar as it is with their baskets. Gonna cook a good lunch too, still have to plan that, we dont eat pork any longer so the Easter ham is no longer an otion, I was thinking maybe even BBQ some chicken breasts and make a big salad, any way, those are our plans for the Easter weekend, how about you?