Andrea Harris-Moten

I am a 32 year old female. I have five children, ages range from 3 to 13 years of age. My weight has fip flop over the years. As a child i was small and tiny my weight in high school was between 120 lbs to 130 lbs. After my first child at 19 year of age I was 160 lbs.. I had no problems losing after my second child, I got back to 140, but my third child i really pick the weight up after giving birth i was 191 lbs at 5'5 i just looked thick, but i had a hard time losing i never got back down to 160 again after that. My weight with my fourth kid was 232 lbs, by my fifth child i was 267 lbs. After, my fifth child my weight was 300lbs. I knew I had to do something about it, I tried many different weight loss plans, nothing worked on may 21,2013. I went in the op room weighing 300.00 lbs. I was a candidate for VSG. As of july 2, 2014 I weigh 134.6lbs. I have pass my goal weight of 160 lbs. I cant seem to stop!!! I am worried!!!

I was looking for a way to out my feelings about my weight loss journey after VSG. Today I have decided to write about how people treat you before and after weight loss. The difficulties going out to eat, because you cant buy a smaller portion or you cant order from kids menu eating in. 1. how do people treat you? In the past i felt invisible and i felt a shame. I have the same personality i am the same me although i feel like people are nicer to me. I feel some kinda way about that. I truly now notice how surface people are in todays society. It is so sad. 2.Restaurants do not cater to weight loss patients at all. The portions given are to big.

My doctor wants me to eat every two hours, i am struggling to do so however, there are times smelling food or looking at food makes me want to vomit. I am currently as of today weigh 136.7 lbs. I have lost a total of 163 lbs in 14 months surgery was may 21, 2014 ]

I had a really rough beginning! In fact i was on a picc line for almost a year. This was my first vsg weight loss year. But i assure you things will get better, try not to focus of the present but the future. Look in the mirror everyday and say i made this choice to better me, and there is nothing holding me back but me, I can do it!!! This is what i said and this kept me, much more positive. I was 300lbs may 21,2013, my current weight is 134 lbs as of July 2, 2014. I cant tell you the amount of days in the beginning I thought like you, have faith this too shall pass....

hopefully, someone might be able to tell me something!!!