Hello. My name is alyssa.i am 23 years old, turning 24 next week. I am new to this app. I recently had my gastric sleeve procedure done on December 3rd 2014, so I am a little over a week out. I haven't always struggled with my weight. things seemed to go downhill right after high school. In 2009, my senior year in high school, I weighed 150 pounds. Even then I never felt good about myself. I've always had a problem with this. my heaviest weight was 265 pounds. This is the weight I started my bariatric surgery program at back in April. I work in a bariatric department and what motivated me to decide this life change were the patients. I love being able to move through their journey with them and see all the amazing changes they go through. at my 1 week follow up I weighed in at 231 pounds. I have lost this weight so far by doing a 3 week preop diet and being out of surgery for a week. I know this is just the beginning and can't wait to see the changes ahead.