Hello My Fellow Beautiful, Courageous Sleevers!

My First Blog... Feeling more open to sharing my experience and hearing about yours!

Mi Numeros:

January 17, 2012: Attended my 1st Bariatric Class

302 lbs. Miserable. Ready for change.

(I was told I would need to get down to 285 lbs. before my surgeon could schedule my surgery)

June 20, 2012: VSG Surgery with Dr. Le @ South San Francisco Kaiser

286 lbs. Excited. Scared. Thankful.

(PRE-surgery weight loss = 16 #s)

August 13, 2012: My First Blog... EVAR!

248 lbs. 7ish weeks Post-Op. Feeling Brand New, Skinny, Pretty, Hopeful, Energetic!!!

(POST-surgery weight loss = 38 #s gone forever!!!)

54 pounds gone. Like vanished. Wearing clothes/sizes I haven't seen in over 6 years!!! My sleeve is my miracle!!!

I am, first and foremost, a mother of two. Grew up an obese child, turned into a full figured teenager & eventually became a morbidly obese adult. I desperately want to help my kids develop a healthier attitude with food and exercise, and see them beat the odds. I would say that my children were/are my biggest motivation to get the help I needed vis a vis surgery.

My reason to start blogging today, after being a member of this online support group for a little while now, was to get some good feedback about these Pure Protein Bars. Is it too good to be true? Basically, sugar-free candy bars packing a whopping 20 grams of PROTEIN! Delish!

http://www.pureprotein.net/category/BARS

I found them @ Costco... 18 bucks for 18 small sized bars! Good deal even cause I've bought them a while ago at Trader Joe's for 2 bucks a pop!

So between my Premier shakes (also a Costco deal) and these delish little suckers I'm already @ 50 GRAMS of PROTEIN!

Are there any rules about bars I don't know about? I have one a day and wonder if that's overdoing it???

Any feedback or suggestions would be appreciated!