Hi neighbors! My name is Terri Frost and I am a single mom of one in Oregon. I am so excited to be here thanks to meeting Kaye and Lynn at the bash. (Poor Lynn, I was so excited about everything, I gabbed her head off after the banquet!
I am gonna cut and paste my most of my blog from my myspace, since it tells my story... so here goes....
I am one of the typical stories that you have heard, tried every diet or weight loss fad known to man and I yo-yo'd my way up the scale over a period of over 25 years. Ironically, when I was in high school, I thought I was huge, but actually was normal size for my height (6'). Regardless of that, I started the dieting that was my demise all the way back in Junior High school. Over the years, I managed to diet my way to nearly 400 lbs and a BMI of over 53! My self esteem and health both suffered. I read an article when the Lap-band was first FDA approved in 2001 and I spent years researching having the surgery both in the states and in Mexico. I was sure it was exactly what I needed to get help to control my eating. Eventually, I was lucky enough to find Beliteweight online and I was impressed immediately with the support from them. And, by a very strange coincedence, their home office is located in Irvine, right by where I grew up. I can honestly say, I would not have my band if it weren't for them. I proceeded to schedule my surgery for a hospital in Mexico. I was one of those people who told virtually everyone about what I was going to do and I got a lot of raised eyebrows, "You are going to Mexico for surgery?" "Yep!" I said, with complete confidence and boy was I right, my experience could not have been better. Do NOT believe all the horror stories you hear about Mexico, they could not have been more untrue with the hospital and people I dealt with. Not only was my surgeon more experienced than the ones in the U.S., my surgery cost $9000 LESS THAN it would have for me to have it here at the time. I love sharing my story with folks, those who were skeptical quickly changed their tune. I am very lucky that my friends and family have been incredibly supportive of my journey and they all are advocates now too. (I have created groupies! LOL) So, in March of 2006, I flew down and had my surgery. I am excited to be experiencing this Lap-band journey and grateful for all the information shared online that helped me get here. I started at 391.5, lost 12 lbs pre-op, and am currently down to 287. My BMI has dropped over 13 points! My fibromyalgia has gone into remission, my chronic back pain is gone and I feel better than I have in years! I am frequently mistaken for 10 years younger than I am (I am 43)! I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I have a fresh start in life and more hope for the future than ever. This is the first time I have ever been able to take weight off and KEEP it off. It is very exciting!
Very Sincerely,
Terri
391.5/287/190 (6 ft tall)
Welcome, I am so glad you found us 
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and welcome to all the Bashers. Glad to have y'all here and y'all have to come to the right place!
