I'm in my 50s.

I've been obese for 30 years.

I have many comorbitities.

I've been losing weight since September 2025 through swimming and water aerobics, eating well, drinking lots of water, using Zepbound, and using my CPAP.

I am paying almost $500/month for my Zepbound and I can do that long-term, so I am getting bariatric sleeve surgery on August 3rd. My insurance won't pay for my Zepbound, but they will pay for my surgery. 🤔😐🤨

I already feel much better since September. My highest weight was 308. I currently weigh 223. My goal weight is 120. I'm 5 feet 2 inches tall.

I've decided to not be embarrassed, ashamed, or shy about my health journey with anyone who makes comments, asks questions, or wonders why I'm losing weight. I've been unhealthy and overweight for so long and now, I have all sorts of health problems.

I'm doing what's best for me and I won't let haters, judgy family members or acquaintances, or strangers upset me with their opinions, reactions, words, or looks. I'm determined to get healthier for me, my adult children, my grandkids, and my pets.

Glp-1 medicines and bariatric surgeries are effective, safe tools that can make people healthier. Thank goodness for science, technology, medicine, and people who choose to be in the medical industry.

I hope to connect with you all in this online support group.

Thank you.

Welcome!

I was also on a GLP-1 and my insurance stopped paying for it. I figured that would cover surgery and couldn’t change their minds after I got it done. It was definitely something I had thought about over the years, but I didn’t think I needed it, I thought I could do it myself, but it turns out the older I got, the harder that was getting. I tell everyone that I would do it again tomorrow if I had to.

I'm so glad that the surgery went well for you! I hope it does for me, too. I, too, thought I could do it on my own. I can't. I'm grateful for this new support group.