Brand new to this forum and anxious to absorb as much wisdom as I can from those who have gone before me.

I had my surgery on January 13, 2015 and have lost 15.6 lbs thus far. At first the weight was coming off roughly 1 lb per day, which I'm told is fairly normal for months one and two, but my weight stayed steady on Thursday and Friday of this week and I was beginning to wonder if I had done anything wrong. I started Phase 3A High Protein on Tuesday and figured that moving from the broths and jellos to chicken and eggs may have caused me to plateau for a little bit. This morning, I stepped on the scale and found my weight down 1.2 lbs which felt nice.

I've got a lot of questions, but the bariatric team I worked with has been wonderful so far and I'm sure this forum will fill in any gaps - or give a different POV, which I think is very important when learning about anything.

I'm not sure this is the place to ask questions, so I'll refrain from doing so here and peruse the rest of the forums over the weekend to begin asking.

I'm 48 years old and, so far, I really wish I had done this sooner. I've been morbidly obese for far too long. My four kids have never known me to be thin. They see pictures of me from my mid-20s (wedding, vacation, etc) and can't believe it's the same person they've been calling Daddy their whole lives. I want them to know me as a person of normal weight. I may never have 6-pack abs, I didn't when I left the Army at 158 lbs and in the best shape of my life, so I'm not expecting them now. I want to be able to dance at their weddings and hold my grandkids (years from now, I hope) above my head and in my arms. I want my grandkids to know me and, when I eventually pass, for my kids to remember me as their kids knew me, not as they have known me thus far in their lives. Had I not had this surgery, I really don't know what would have happened. I, somehow, avoided diabetes. I don't have knee pain. I get winded more quickly than I should, but I've never had mobility issues with stairs or extended walking. I highly doubt any of those last few sentences would be uttered by me in a few years had I not done the sleeve when I did. I'll never know for sure, obviously, but I feel it's safe to assume and I had no interest in rolling the dice.

^{Good for you, such a great attitude and outlook. I kinda feel the same, I have no serious health issue YET, but I decided what am I waiting for? Did I really want to wait until I DO have a serious issue? Heck no!!!!! Best of luck and joy to you!}

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