So Happy and Excited to be here!

I have lurked on this site for months now, and thought I would finally log in and introduce myself! I am a Northern Alberta mom of 3 gorgeous little girls who has finally decided to take a big step forward and have the VSG surgery. This is for my own sake, and my kids too of course. I admit that my weight has been holding me back for the majority of my life, and I am so tired of the yo-yo diet rollercoaster. I would not even entertain the thought of WLS until a little while back, where I took a good hard look at myself and realized that I really could just keep getting bigger and bigger. The diet industry really did not serve me well, and I feel that it actually contributed to my reaching this weight. I could go on another diet - maybe lose the same 18-20 pounds that I struggled to lose over and over again, but then what  -  I have never ever been able to keep those 20 pounds off, and I always seem to put it all back on, plus just a little bit more. The idea that there really was no limit for the amount of weight I could slowly keep gaining just really scared me. And then I started looking for a cure - or at least a real tool to give me some kind of advantage. And thats when I found this awesome forum. I am so grateful for the ability to come here, learn from everyone and get some support. I hope that I can provide help and support to others as the time goes on too. In the meantime, I am here daily just soaking up the info and cheering everyone on. Just got my surgery date of December 2nd today - a long time to wait, but I am starting my preop diet on November 1st. So happy to have found such an amazing community of VSGers! To your health!

Welcome!  We're glad you're here too :)  I'm proud and happy for you for making the big decision to have WLS.  It's going to be quite a ride, try to remember not to get discouraged early out.  The first few months post op are hard.  You can do it!