Today is the perfect day to launch my blog! I started this process a week ago when I had lost almost 70 pounds. This is why my blog is called 70 pounds and counting. Today I hit 70 pounds exactly! I will post a snapshot of my weight loss app. It says I’ve lost the weight of a Leopard. I love this weight loss app so much and along the journey it has compared my weight loss to animals.
I still have more of this journey to get through and I imagine it will be lifelong. I’ve made it back into the 100’s. Check out my story by clicking on the sidebar menu that says “Mandy’s Story”. It will give you more information about myself and this surgical weight loss journey I’ve been on.
Over the next several blog posts I will tell you more about my journey over the years and of my recent bariatric surgery. In May of 2019 I did choose to undergo an RNY Gastric Bypass. Today a person has a few choices in weight loss surgery and again surgery is not for everyone. Surgery is not an easy fix, it is a tool. I’ve had many ups and downs on this journey.
The goal of my blog is to get my story out there because in my case with my body shape and my health problems I think I could have had surgery earlier. I want to support other people who want to lose weight both surgical and non surgical. I also want to support others who’ve experienced these health problems I talk about in my story. If you know anyone who needs to know someone has been through what they are going through, send them a link to my Facebook page or my blog.
I am new to blogging and excited to share much more with you in the coming weeks. You can sign up to receive e-mails from me as well. I will be working on my first newsletter in the coming weeks to share with my e-mail subscribers!
I still have more weight to lose although I do not have a magic number in mind. My guess is at least forty more pounds if not a little more. Right now my weight loss has slowed down and I’m taking time to get to know my new body and enjoy my new health. I’m also starting to work out a bit more to get some muscle mass built up.
Thank you for taking time to join me today and I will write again in a day or two. Best wishes to all of you.