Hi all!

I am new here so let me introduce myself a little. My name is Roxanne, I am currently 30 years old. I live in Utrecht, The Netherlands with my boyfriend Huib and our 3 cats. I have a bachelor in communications, but am still searching for a job. So at the moment I spent my time working out, doing some volunteer work and reading books. it would be nice to meet others who are going on the same journey.

My whole adult life I have been overweight. It was always hard to lose weight and when I was feeling bad and didn't really care I would gain again... Until I was nearly 340 lbs, then I was done. I called my health insurance and asked them which steps I had to take for getting weight loss surgery and they told me. From that day I have been working towards my RNY surgery. I had to go to a dietitian to lose a few lbs and had a few screenings. 1,5 years later it was time. On April 24, 2014 my new life has started!

I spent 6 days at the hospital in Beverwijk due to complications. That was quite awful and not at all how I had pictured it. But it was my story, my truth. It was not going to be easy. In the mean time I am doing much better. I have lost 58 lbs and even though my hemoglobin levels are still low, I feel great and I have much more energy. So yes, I am getting there! :-)

I am definitely going to make time to read your stories as well. This is the short version of mine, for now. If you do have any questions, just ask!

58 pounds so far is great! Well done

Great job!

Thanks @@steph0825 and @!