Good Morning!

I am new to the whole idea of WLS as I always thought it was the easy way out. Now that I am into the process, I find that I am having to evaluate more than ever what I am eating and why. This is much more difficult than I expected. So "Hi" to all. I am 40yo, married with 2 kids, ages 2.5 and 4. I have a BMI of 44 at 292 lbs and want to weigh under 200. I have had an all day consultation and met with a dietician, psychologist, and internist. Other than having obstructive sleep apnea (I have had a CPAP machine for 7 months) I am otherwise healthy. Working night shift is not helpful to losing weight because I also take care of our two little ones during the daytime. This is my first time attempting to blog but I have found others inspirational and look forward to this journey.

WELCOME Cheryl!!

We love all our new members!

It is very true that WLS is NOT easy at all. We still can fall into bad habits and cause ourselves to not lose - or worse... gain the weight back. Some surgeries are easier to gain back than others. Me being a easy gainer I had to choose a surgery that isn't as easy as others. The sleeve and DS I believe are the best at keeping the weight off or very minimal regains.

Continue reading as much as you can here. You are going to find out things you won't hear anywhere else.

Hugs!!

Cheryl...no worries we can do it together!!!! Mommies unite!!!! I agree there is more to this than I thought too and it is best to arm ourselves with knowledge about the procedure and ourselves to have a positive attitude which I think will help lots in the process.....toot toot the weightloss train is coming...hear it???? Tracy

Welcome and congrats! Ur gonna love ur sleeve