Hi I've been reading stories from others here for months you guys are my inspiration to keep going..thank you all for sharing with the world your most personnal journeys I am so excited and happy to know that soon I will begin my very own journey I am only 26 years old and have 2 beautiful loving little girls that I'm very much in love with I had my oldest at 19 and during that whole pregnancy I gained a total of 60 pounds I went from 165 to 220 I lost some weight after pregnancy and gained it right back I was so focused on working and making sure she was taken care of I forgot to take care of my self by the time I had my second child at 24 I was 250 and around may of this year I told my self that it was time to take care of me I don't go out don't like to get dressy cus I feel no comfort in anything all I know is work home and my kids its time for a change and I'm glad I am not only doing this because I would like to be skinny but for my health I currently don't have any health issues and would like for it to stay that way i was very scared a while back that my insurance was going to deny me but with in a week when they sent out my approval I had got word from the doctors office I was like a child jumping up and down I now weight 278 and my goal to hit one day is 165 please keep me in your thoughts and ???? for a good recovery after surgery

Well welcome to the journey and I see you are a January sleever and if you are interested we have a pre op January sleever thread were we are all there to support each other and do our journey together. I wish you the best of luck and glad you are making this step for yourself!