Hello Everyone,

Today is my 9th month since I had my wls. I am healthy and happy. Everything is going "by the book" as my Dr. would have say. My weight is coming off, slowly but hasnt stopped. I have not had any gains at all since surgery. Only maintained for few weeks here and there, which was expected.

My food choices are nothing compared to my previous life - yeah, this is what I call it :) Now, I crave and eat only healthy things. Primarily salads with tons of cottage cheese ( I love cottage cheese now), lean turkey meat, fat free milk, fruits and veggies. I eat chicken and beef, fish ..and lots of tuna. All these foods make me feel really good, satisfied, and keep me full for a long time. I have learned to chew for a long time, something I didnt do before, which helps me eat less too. I drink a lot of water and take my vitamins everyday.

Life after surgery is just great. I feel beyond amazing. I lost 105 pounds so far, which brought me from 298 to 193. From size 26W to 14 pants and 1x top to M and some even S. I am back to my normal self and I am not even at goal yet. I am so thankful that I didnt give up and fought with my insurance for 13 months to approve my surgery because the outcome is so worted. I knew back then that I had no choice but to either fight and help myself or give up and possibly die someday from being obesse. I choose to fight because I this is the kind of person I am. Now, 9 months later, looking at my health and my life, I wont mind going through the 13 month hell just to be here again.