~winecountrygirl~

Hi everyone, I'm Tanya. I live in Northern California with my husband and my two daughters. I'm 35 years old and I have been overweight all of my life. I weighed 320lbs on 5/13 when I had my weight check with my local Kaiser doctor and this morning it was 304lbs. I have been wanting weight loss surgery for years but I didn't realized it was a covered benefit of my insurance until April of this year. I have lost weight in the past, a couple times I lost 80lbs but it always comes back. If I lose 80lbs, I still weigh 240lbs and still have 100lbs to lose! It's so overwhelming and I seem to hit a wall at 240 and can't get under it, so I give up. I attended orientation at Kaiser Richmond's Bariatric Surgery Program on 6/14 and have been on the pre-op plan since 6/15. So far the hardest for me has been no gum, no drinking with meals and no snacking! I have been really good and haven't cheated yet and the weight is falling off. I'm also walking 60 minutes a day and today I'm also going to try a bike ride, I hope I don't pop the tires! Our local program does either the sleeve or gastric bypass, they say the lap band is becoming obsolete and don't even do it anymore. I chose the sleeve because I liked the idea of the order of digestion staying the same and liked that it is a restrictive surgery and not a malabsorbsion surgery. So far I have gotten tons of encouragement just by reading all of the posts on the forums. I'm looking forward to getting to know more of you better and sharing my journey with you every step of the way! I have an appointment with my surgeon, Albert Im, on July 14. I hope to be down to the weight he recommends at my appointment so I can get a surgery date!

Totally girl! I have already dropped 14 lbs. I'm not sure how much they are going to tell me I need to lose but I hope to be near that goal or at it when I meet with the surgeon. I'd love to get this surgery in 2 months...I'm motivated!

I live in Sonoma County and I have attended the orientation at Kaiser Richmond and have an appointment with Dr. Im on July 14. I'm really excited about it!

My first post! I'm still pre-op: B-2 eggs, 1 meatless sausage, 1 piece whole grain toast with 1 tsp. butter, peach. 406 calories L-Gardenburger with half a bun, green salad with 1 tsp. ranch dressing, hard boiled egg. 434 calories D-3 oz salmon cooked with cooking spray with sauce of 1tsp butter and lemon juice, 1c zucchini sauteed with cooking spray and garlic, 1 small slice of whole grain sunflower seed bread. 329 calories 1169 total calories