From: Post Op Bliss

Greetings fellow losers and those about to be blessed with this wonderful procedure, I am new to this forum and would love to share a bit...

I am an ex-executive chef, still in the food industry just as a Food and Beverage Manager, for all you chefs out there who could never beat that growing waistline I cant endorse this procedure anymore then by telling you its EASY. I was 345 when I started this process, 5'7" and 56 years old. My body ached, I had no energy, I was borderline Insulin dependent, and on 5 sugar medicines which never really kept my sugar intact, I was on 4 heart meds, high blood pressure, CHF, blood thinners, I was a walking pharmacy. Needless to say I was a walking dead man waiting to drop. I almost had the lap band done about 3 years ago, but my motivation was not strong enough at the time, and I opted not to have it done. about a year ago I was ready and went through what my insurance required a 6 month process to be eligible for the procedure. I was not inspired by this process, until about 3 months into it, and I lost on my own, so I would not have to go cold turkey into this, 40 pounds on the of my surgory. it went great and I was only out of work for about 8 days, and back again...

I am now 5 1/2 months post op and I have lost an additional 60 pounds and weigh in at 245....

I will be starting a blog to keep my journals current, and to give either inspiration or encouragement to others who have doubts, and for myself to learn from all of you who have stories to tell, and advice to give.

well......I hope to hear from some of you, and I will for sure be contacting some of you as well...

pictures to follow, and congrats to all you lucky losers!!!!

Source: Post Op Bliss