My name is Anna 37 yrs married with 1 year old son & I am from Sydney Australia.

Tomorrow I have an appointment with a sleeve surgeon.

I am so excited!

My BMI is 30 to 32 ( I go up and down) !

All my life I have had low confidence due to my weight & have tried every diet possible .

Each time on my diets I have success and loose much but after a few months the fat comes back.

I feel so restricted and unhealthy every day.

Just longing to get on with life and to be slim and fit!

I have health insurance but have to wait until 2 nd

October 2013 to be covered for sleeve operation . A bit of a wait yet but fingers crossed time will fly .

I feel happy when I read comments on this forum as it makes me realise I am not alone !

So many good people on here waiting for a new healthy life !

Good luck everyone Anna

I too am new. Already been thru consult- been told at least October. Ins requires 6 month monitor by doctor. I have bee a little discouraged by the process -- but I am moving forward. I lost 100 lbs when I was a little younger than you.

Sorry pushed send by mistake ----I am 64 yrs old. I have 4 wonderful children and 10 beautiful grandchildren. I want to be more healthy in my last years. Blessings to you. Alice

Good luck to you both! I'm not sleeved yet either. My BMI is at 50 or 51 so I don't have to wait the 6 months to be on a monitored diet plan. I have my first appt with the surgeon next week Friday & I've fulfilled all the required classes or appts, except for the exercise class (that's scheduled for 5/6) & they want me to lose 15 lbs & since they put that requirement on me, I've been going up & down 3 lbs over & over & over. I'm such a loser....but not in the way I want to be!

Anyway, we all have reasons to keep on keeping on....so good luck to us all. I have found a lot of great information here & the support I see here is just amazing!

I too am new. Already been thru consult- been told at least October. Ins requires 6 month monitor by doctor. I have bee a little discouraged by the process -- but I am moving forward. I lost 100 lbs when I was a little younger than you.

Hello, please dnt get discouraged as the wait is well worth it !

I healthier new you !

Sorry pushed send by mistake ----I am 64 yrs old. I have 4 wonderful children and 10 beautiful grandchildren. I want to be more healthy in my last years. Blessings to you. Alice

Well done Alice for having the courage to be healthier !

I admire you so much. I have a 1 year old son and I too want to be healthier for him:)

Good luck to you both! I'm not sleeved yet either. My BMI is at 50 or 51 <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> so I don't have to wait the 6 months to be on a monitored diet plan. I have my first appt with the surgeon next week Friday & I've fulfilled all the required classes or appts' date=' except for the exercise class (that's scheduled for 5/6) & they want me to lose 15 lbs & since they put that requirement on me, I've been going up & down 3 lbs over & over & over. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I'm such a loser....but not in the way I want to be!

Anyway, we all have reasons to keep on keeping on....so good luck to us all. I have found a lot of great information here & the support I see here is just amazing! [/quote']

You are an inspiration to all