Hello Everyone! I'm new on this and at this Blogging thing, so bare with me. I wanted to get on here and share my journey with any or all that may be interested. I am 58 years old and have had weight issues as far as I can remember. So like most of you, I have tried and FAILED at all of the other methods. Yes, I had some successes along the way, but I always managed to find every one of those pounds I lost, and then some. Sound Familiar? So, the reason I chose to have this surgery has a lot of meaning for me. It means I have a tool now that I have the power to be a true success to this method of losing weight, or I can abuse it along with myself and become a failure, AGAIN!! My choice is to succeed!! I no longer want to be in the failure's club!! So as hard as it seems, and as hard as it's been so far, I am going to make the changes in my brain that I need to make in order to accomplish my goal. I will have a few ups and downs along the way, and I have overcame a few already.

My Highest Weight was - 341 (a few years ago while starting my latest diet trial - 6 week body makeover)

My Weight before WLS - 326 May 8th, 2014

Weight 10 days Post Op - 309 May 19th, 2014

My weight today - 306 May 25th, 2014

My 1st Goal is to get under that 300 mark. Long term goal is to get to 160. For my height and age, I thing that would be appropriate. My height is 5' 9". The in between goals are to get completely off the Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol and Diabetes Medicine as well as having better sleep without the Mask for Sleep Apnea. I was excited to leave the hospital after surgery without one of the Blood Pressure medicines and went on a sliding scale method to take my insulin. Since surgery, I have only had to take the insulin once!! Yea!!! Anyway, I feel like things are already looking up for me as I take this journey!

If any of you reading this has any words of wisdom or advice, I'd be happy to hear it! Thanks for reading my 1st Blog!!