Almost 1 year later
It's now been almost a year since my surgery. I'm down 76 pounds and 5 dress sizes, but that's not the best part. It's how I feel, and that is fabulous! I've been down this road before with Weigh****chers, I lost 110 pounds (which I gained back…) but I don't remember feeling this good physically and mentally. I don't feel deprived, I stop eating when I'm full and am happy with that. This past Sunday I had a third of a raspberry-filled chocolate cupcake with raspberry butter cream frosting and gave the rest to my husband – and was secretly thrilled with myself.
Medically, I no longer have metabolic syndrome, no more sleep apnea; my cholesterol is normal, my feet don't hurt, my knees don't hurt.
Lest you think me a goody two-shoes, you should know that although I eat whatever I want, there are a few things I have chosen to give up, for the most part. I don't eat pasta, not even the good-for-you kind. I rarely eat bread – unless it's fabulous, famous, or completely unavoidable. Chocolate is no longer part of my life. This is not to say I won't or don't ever have these things, but I don't buy them and they're not in my house so they can't sing to me.
What's different this time versus diets in the past? First, this isn't a diet, it's my life. This is my choice, not a program direction. How can I feel deprived if it was MY choice to give these things up.
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