Hi everyone! Just joined the group and I'm so excited to be part of such a wonderful community! I am pre-surgery, hoping to have my sleeve this summer. I am currently finishing up all my "pre-reqs" and working on losing the 5% of my weight that the MD requires. I am getting very excited to get it done!

My story is probably similar to a lot of yours. I was thin until college. My "freshman 15" was more like a freshman 50 and it just went up from there until I was 100 pounds overweight. I have tried every diet I know of, including a liquid diet I did about 6 years ago. I lost 100 pounds then and was so happy! I thought it was for life, but you know the ending to that story. I have since spent a lot of time working on the issues that caused me to use food and I was able to stop my binge eating. I feel I am finally in the right place to do this.

I am so ready to be out of this "prison" that my weight puts me in. There is so much life out there that I miss out on. Either being afraid I will be too fat or just too uncomfortable or tired. I have so much on my to do list!

I look forward to exploring this forum and getting to know you all a bit better!

Lauren

Hello Lauren and welcome! I am excited for you, I feel soooo much better now, it is amazing. I know how you feel about the "prison", I was in that too. I couldnt do anything with the kids cause I was too tired or too fat. My to do list is getting smaller...yours will too soon! Good luck to you!

Thanks Kimberly! You are doing great! Reading all these posts and seeing all these success stories is getting me even more excited!

Thanks! I know....I read these for a few months before my surgery and got more excited every day!

Welcome

Good luck on your pre-req's. In the meantime I'll save you a spot on the loser's bench! As someone else said recently (I wish I could remember where/who exactly)... the loser's bench keeps on growing because the people keep on shrinking!

Keep us updated please!