by Jenn Just
(Amherstburg, Ont, Canada)
Family picture Christmas 2008, 88 lbs down
In January of 2008 I got on the scale and got the shock of a life, it read 288 lbs I thought I was going to be sick, which in truth I was I had a eating disorder I couldn’t stop and I hated exercise.
I have over the years have tried everything from Weight Watchers, to a personal trainer which all of these worked for a period of time but I couldn’t stick to it.
I would lose 30-50 lbs then think I can’t do it on my own and would gain it all back plus some. I have been over weight all of my life as a child I got teased so bad that I hated school. I lost some weight in high school, in collage I meet my husband we married and have 2 children and I continued to gain weight.
I decided that I needed to do something or I wasn’t going to be around to see my kids grow, I was only 28 and I was sick of being fat.
I went to see my doctor about gastric bypass surgery and had it done on July 7 2008, I have had no problems with the surgery and I have lost so far 90 lbs.
I am so happy that I have done it, I still need to lose another 50-60 lbs and I know that these will be the hardest. I am looking for a way to work out at home because gym membership is very expensive and my husband is currently laid off.
I have a treadmill and some weights also the exercise ball and some bands. I now enjoy working out and how much energy I have.
I love to play with my kids outside and I even can go up 2 flights of stairs and I am not even out of breath. I feel so much better about myself and our future as a family because when Mom gets healthy, so does the whole family.