I just wanted to say "Hi" to everyone....I just joined !

A little about me...

I've always had a weight problem, but not as bad as the past 10-15 years. i had to always "watch" what I ate, or I would pack on the weight. I did have a "thin" period... Not a very long one.. but I was thin for a while...

Then came a divorce and I had to care for my mother the past 15 years...

I started really putting on the weight.. and then it felt so futile to even TRY to diet...

Excercise?? What was that?? I felt work was all the excercise I needed....

I became so stationary... come home, get on the couch and that was it.

I had been looking into weight loss the past 3 years, and I tried to file with my insurance each year thinking that they would improve, but no luck.

then in Oct. of '08 I had to have a total knee replacement and I KNEW I had to do something. The surgery was a success.... but my weight was overwelming. I had no stamina... I could hardley walk to the mailbox without being winded.

I had already been to a few seminars... and I finnaly made up my mind to try again. I went, and I talked with the doctor afterwards and asked how soon he could get me in being a "self pay", I explained I was already on a leave of absence and coudn't afford to lose any more time, he told me to call the office in the morning and tell them he said to schedule as soon as possible.

I called and thy got me in to see him in 3 days! I went and we talked for almost 2 hours... and I decided to go with the VSG, Best decision of my life!

That was Jan. 12th....

I had surgery Feb. 9th!

I am 5 months post op... I started this with a weight of 354 the day of surgery and today I am 223.. a loss of 131 pounds!

I still have over 60 pounds to make "goal" but I am so glad that i had this surgery, and it has deffinitly improved my quality of life!

I still have my struggles, as I will be posting them tooo... but i just wanted to share my story and a bit about me....

I hope to make some friends here and to have a support group here as well... I don't have one close to attend to in my area...

I love Talaipia too. Never even thought about the Geo. Foreman. That's a great idea!