My Journey on the WLS highway....

Hey there all! I hope your Thanksgiving week is going well, and that you are finding things to be thankful for besides food! I am happy to report that I lost another 24 lbs since last month, so I am now down to 281!!!!! I have not weighed that since I was 19! I have 41 lbs left to my goal, and have six weeks until my first skin surgery. I am excited, nervous, and most of all very hopeful and optimistic as my weight loss journey continues towards the summit!!!!

Hello again! Wow it has been another month already! I can't believe how fast time is flying by, six ounces at a time ha ha ha.... I lost 30 lbs last month, which brings me to 305, with 65lbs left to get to my goal. I am happy with the progress that has been going on, and frankly shocked that the weight keeps dropping off. Now, I am eating the way the clinic told me too, and trying to exercise all I can, but it is still amazing how this train just keeps on rolling. I am the first to admit that I...

Wow another month has flown by! I lost 23 lbs last month so I am now at 335, which means that I have 95 lbs left to my goal!!! I am definitely nervous, but in a good way. I am working closely with my plastic surgeon to form a battle plan with regards to the skin removal surgeries, which is another blog in and of itself! lol.... There will be a total of four body areas spread over three seperate surgeries! ugh...but as most of you know, that skin is driving me nuts! ha ha ha...And it is definately...

Well hellooooooooooooooo lol....omg it has been forever again! Well I had my surgery last December, and I feel AMAZING! This has been a true life changer for sure. I am not hungry anymore, I don't fantasize about restaurant food, you know the drill, right? It has not been easy trust me, but man o man is it worth it! thankfully I have a very loving family and a great amount of friends that have been very helpful and kind.

If any of you are out there reading this and wondering...

WOW what a difference a year makes! I am down to 559 lbs (from 800+), I work out at the pool four times a week with deep water aerobics, and I just got insurance!!!!!

I am close. I can feel it. Now is the time, and this is the chance that I have been fighting for most of my life. I am excited and humbled about the opportunity that is in front of me, and I am determined to make the most of it.

For those of you who are struggling right now, don't give up! You have to...