Hello,

I sat at the hospital yesterday while my dear friend had her VSG surgery with the same doctor I used. As the time passed, I thought about where I was two years ago and my journey since then. While it hasn't been all butterflies and rainbows, I wouldn't do anything differently. I achieved my goal weight and found the person I had buried away long ago. I've been blessed with many supportive friends and family members and adapted to those who were not so supportive. These forums helped me soooo much!

My diet is fairly normal now. I eat mostly what I want (within reason), just a lot less. I exercise 6 or 7 days a week. While I appreciate the results of exercise, I really don't like to do it! Thanks to iHeartRadio though, I push through. Losing the weight came in spurts and stalls in my case. I would have 2 months of nothing and then a consistent 6 weeks of loss.

If you are just thinking about surgery, it is well worth it! If you are a "slow loser", don't despair. If you are an old pro, congrats!

Blessings,

Leslie

At my highest weight, about 240.

This was taken on 9/19/13 at my current weight of 142.

Amazing. What an inspiration! Thank you for telling your story.

Thank you!

That is awesome! Congrats and thanks for sharing.

I love to hear success stories. Such an inspiration!! You look fantastic. Thank you for sharing.

You look amazing! :-)