September 6th!

[Butterfly_Soul 0]

Holy crap! Less than 3 months??

Hi guys, I've been a creeper for a while here, been doing my research for the last 1.5-2 years on the gastric sleeve after I had a lap-band failure around 6 years ago. I was a lot younger, not nearly as smart, and not nearly as resourceful. To be honest, I didn't really care, I was actually looking for a "quick fix" and I even went through with surgery to get it! Stupid, stupid child that I was.

I'm 30 now, almost 31, and I've lost weight. Several times, with several diets, but failed in the end and regained the weight (and more). As scary as the thought of not having food to lean on is, it's even scarier to think that I wont live long enough to see what the other side feels like. I know this process is more than losing weight, it's about healing myself from the inside out. I've enlisted the help of a psychologist that specializes in substance abuse (and, let's be real, food is my substance of choice), and a psychiatrist that she works with to help with my current depression and upcoming post-surgical mood swings.

So I met with my surgeon and the dietitian today, and we talked about where I am, my goals, and where I want to me.

I'm jumping in to the deep end guys. I'm looking forward to feeling how I'm meant to feel. I'm looking forward to loving the process, and "embracing" the dreaded stall, and just fighting for myself. Something I haven't done in quite some time. I'm looking forward to learning from you, and learning with you, and starting the next chapter of my life.

I'm Courtney, and it's fantastic to meet all of you@

[curlgirl 18]

I will welcome you with my first post as well. I thought I'd sit back and glean what tidbits I could through the whole process, but I liked your honesty and thoughtfulness. Good for you for taking some very important steps for success. I hope to have a date near yours after a few more appointments.

3 months is nothing. You will breeze through it. Work on you. You seem to know what's important.

Best of luck.

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