Well, I am listed as a "Newby" though I am hardly that given that as of this moment, I am 9 years post-op medial RNY. I happened upon the site via a link in Facebook, and figured if there's any reason for me to be up so late with such an important doctor's appointment in less than 8 hours, it would be to share something I wish I had known back when... In reading what you are about to read, don't get me wrong, I DID live my life, I didn't wait to reach goal before doing certain activities, but I can tell you that I didn't live it enough... I waited until surgery, and I truly believed I'd live my happily ever after once reaching goal... And I did, for a short time at least...