Hello! I really don't know how this works as this is a first for me. I don't expect anyone to care about reading this so I'm gonna think of this as a diary. I have been very lax about journaling my weight loss journey so far. I'm a little ashamed of that!

Today marks me at 8 weeks post-op VSG. I'm not one to weigh myself (hardly EVER) but upon scheduling my surgery date, I weighed in at 215. I then did a 10 day Pre-Op Diet and lost 7 lbs! My surgery day weight was officially 208 lbs. I now weigh 183!! That's 25 lbs in 8 weeks! Sometimes upon reading other people's posts of HUGE amounts of weightloss in only a month's time, I feel depressed. BUT, I've averaged 3 lbs. a week and if I continue at that rate, that's 150 lbs in a year!

I do want to share about my decision on having weight loss surgery. My BFF and I have struggled with our weight for years, trying every kind of diet out there. A woman we work for mentioned that her neighbor(an RN) had went to Mexico & had the LapBand done because it was soooo much cheaper than in the States. This started my intensive research. I quickly found out through the internet & an awesome book that the States are WAY behind in medical procedures. I have no insurance and would have to Self-pay so Mexico was the ONLY option for me if I truly wanted to change my life.

I have no doubt that every step of this journey has been a God-thing. I found a Patient Coordinator who took care of everything and had my BFF & I booked for surgery quickly. Before we knew it, our 10 day liquid diet was over (BEWARE: day 2 was a KILLER!) and we were flying to San Diego.