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Hey yall.  Im a 31 yrold mother of 2. I have been heavy all my life. I started the Bariatric program back in 2005, suggestions of children prior to surgery so I stopped and I have reentered the program through Richmond Kaiser. I have been trying to loose weight on my own for the past 1.5 yrs trying to erase all that i thought i had been doing right and start fresh. Anyone have any helpful ideas thoughts?

Thank you all and god bless

Helpful ideas and thoughts? I'm not sure, but I can try!

Congrats on re-entering the program; I hope you find what you seek! We're all looking for the same sort of thing: lose weight, be healthy, be here for our families and enjoy life to the fullest. You're definitely on the right path.

My one bit of advice is to read, read, and read some more. These forums are a wonderful, usually very supportive place to glean oodles of information and tips. The weight loss veterans that are here have done this for years and through them, we are able to figure out how this process should work, when it works at its best.

I would look at finding local support if you can, either through a forum here, on Facebook, or even with your own friends and family if you feel you want to share the news that you are hoping to have weight loss surgery. Support can come from a lot of places; if you have an idea of who might be in your corner, those are the people to speak to.

I think it's wonderful that you're looking at doing this now at the age of 31. I'm 44 and I really wish I had done this a decade ago. Many of us here echo that sentiment.

I wish you lots of luck and smooth sailing with the process. Welcome to the forums!