Age: 42

Height: 5'4

Starting Weight: 234 lbs.

BMI: 36

Current Weight: 210 lbs.

Goal Weight: 150 lbs.

Hi there, I have read enough of others' stories to see that mine falls right in line....I always struggled with my weight but was able to maintain a reasonable size (from 140-160) with diet and excercise until I had my first child at age 29.  I gained 60  lbs with that pregnancy and was never able to lose most of it no matter what I did.  Three more pregnancies and babies followed....and more weight.  Now, that first baby is 12 years old.  I have been dieting, exercising, and repeating the cycle of failure over and over and over again for twelve long, hard years.  I finally realized I simply cannot do this anymore:  it is not working.  I lose 10 lbs only to gain back 20.  I am missing so much -- like running longer distances -- that I used to do and now  just cannot do.  It makes me tremendously sad. My surgery was just scheduled for September 1 with Dr. Brown at CBSI!  So fast!  I am paying myself (my insurance has a blanket exclusion for WLS), so things are able to move rapidly.I am just excited beyond belief.