:D HI MY NAME IS BRUNIE, I FOUND THIS BARIATRIC PAL WEBSITE BECAUSE I HAD JUST HAD A BARIATRIC SLEEVE SURGERY ON 10/14/2014. I HAVE LOST 13 LB ALREADY. I GOT WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BE THE SIZE I WAS AND MY WEIGHT WAS CAUSING A LOT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE GOOD PART IS I CAN LEARN TO EAT RIGHT AND EXCERSIZE MORE/ THE BAD PART IS I WISH I HAD NOT INJURE MYSELF BEFORE I WOULD STILL BE HEALTHY. WELL I FEEL THAT THE BEST PEOPLE TO TALK TO IS PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT I AM GOIN THROUGH. WELL I HAPPEN TO LOVE ALL PEOPLE IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT COLOR, CREED, BACKGOUND, OR RELIGION. I CONSIDER MYSELF A PEOPLE PERSON, I LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE AND I LIKE TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE. I THINK THAT WE ARE ALL GOD BEAUTIFUL BEINGS AND WE MUST LEARN TO SHOW MORE LOVE THEN HATE. :P :unsure: :)