mobetterme

I've been losing and gaining weight for so many years... down 40 up 60, down 65 up 80. I work too many hours in a stressful job and know I need to change my lifestyle before I end up with a heart attack or stroke. So after alot of research and soul searching I decided to have the gastric sleeve and get off the roller coaster. My insurance requires 6 monhths of diet & exercise journaling along with monthly appointments with doc before they will consider approval. I made it throuhg all of the hoops and preop approvals from cardiology and pulmonologist and was approved. I had my surgery on August 28th and am so excited to be on my way. I'm 5'7'' and my weight in March, 2012 was 264 pounds. I was 243 on day of surgery and am 230 now. My goal weight is 140 pounds that will get me to a 22 BMI. My goals are to be biking soon and then get my skinny butt into a kayak next spring and head on down the river! Best of success to all my August sleeve buddies--we can do this!