15 Weeks Can't believe I've come this far, still new though, still experimenting and finding my way through this journey. I am far from being an expert in this WLS life. Each day is filled with wonder as I feel so much healthier and I have so much energy to do things I haven't done for so long. It is nice to just be able to wash dishes without my back hurting or my knees killing me as I stand at the sink. There is so many little things I can do now that was so hard for me to do just 4 months ago. It's like having been in a coma for a period of time and awakening and discovering new wonderous things. Being big I gave up so much of myself and took things in stride and excepted that this is the way it is and has to be. Now I am rediscovering myself and not limiting myself because I am to big or too heavy and it is exciting as I move forward in this new phase of my life. No time to be depressed, no time to look for pity or poor Melissa, I hear you all loud and clear. I need to get a grip and move on forward. So get back on track, right , and reach for the stars and beyond.