Brand new Australian, and glad to be here

[Molly Coddle 0]

Hello everybody,

So the message in my inbox advises this is my first stop before participating in the forum so here I am!

I'm a 25 year old Stay at Home Mum living in Sydney, Australia. I had lapbanding in September, 2009 and lost 38kgs (around 84lbs) before falling pregnant in April, 2010. My beautiful daughter is 5 weeks old today, and I also have a 2.5 year old son. I am now sitting at 30kgs down (66lbs) from my pre-operative weight.

So, my stats.

Starting weight - 126.8kgs (280lbs) - wow it sounds so much worse in pounds!!

Current weight - 96.8kgs (217lbs).

I probably share the same story as many of you. I've been obese for my entire life, even as a child. I started dieting at age 7, but nothing ever really worked. I have PCOS and insulin resistance which makes weight loss even harder (as I'm sure many of you have experienced), but I am blessed that it has obviously not affected my fertility.

My goal weight is 75kgs (165lbs). I was hoping to have achieved that by now and was well on my way to it, but obviously something got in the way! I am seeing my surgeon on Thursday to have my first adjustment after the pregnancy but am concerned that it will impact my breastfeeding ability.. but that is for another thread and what bought me here in the first place.

So hello to all and I look forward to chatting with you

Oh and yes I do have a blog but I've only just started this particular blog so not very exciting! http://handybandy.blogspot.com/