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With multiple health problems compounding my misery, I consulted with a doctor about having gastric bypass surgery to help me lose some weight.
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By Christmas 2006, just 4 months later, I'd already lost 100 pounds!
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6 months after my RNY gastric bypass surgery, I'd lost 120 pounds!
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I was able to attend my daughter's graduation and participate in family photo-taking without feeling like the fat chick anymore!
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I walked 5 miles in 55 minutes as part of a relay team in the Bi-Lo marathon in Myrtle Beach, SC. I was one of a team of 5 who all walked 5 to 6 miles to complete one leg of the race for our team.
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On November 18th, 2009, I returned to the classroom full time and began teaching social studies at LaBelle High School--the same high school I graduated from in 1985.
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The new, more confident me--with TNA wrestler Matt Morgan... Never would have approached him at 410 pounds!