IT\'S BEEN A YEAR....OMG, WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN!

Of course you should post. it's YOUR one year anniversary and you deserve to have the praise that follows.

you have done an awesome job, I love the "Paper doll" statement. "Out of the mouths of babes".

but the hugging is a huge thing, it just feels so nice to get close to people again.

I love it when my husband hugs me, it's like a big warm blanket  when he gets his arms all around me and i can snuggle right up to him. nothing better than that.

congrats on the roller skating and amusement rides, that seems to be a big one for most everyone.

You have done amazing, just amazing, enjoy every moment of your new life.

J

Thanks for your fantastic supportive response.  We all have similiar journeys and experiences but no one can come close to knowing what they feel like until you have them.  I agree with the hugging, although hubby now says there isnt much left of me...joking.  It is awesome.  Even something like not hanging over chairs when I sit....actually not hanging over, but not even filling the chair anymore.  So crazy.....in such a short period of time. 

WTG Cathy..hope to feel the same way in about an year.

I wanted to thank you for posting your success !  it is so important and so motivional to hear positive stories about how people's lives have changed....

congrats

Thanks Jenn....hearing that makes me glad I posted.  I wouldnt/ change it for anything.  Seriously cannot explain how amazing this surgery is and how it is saving peoples lives....not just physically but the emotioinal and mental health of people.  I now participate in my life....Good luck to you too.

congratulations on one year, cathy! you absolutely deserve to celebrate!
it's kind of crazy for me to read your post because 318 was my highest weight, 24/26 was my pant size.. and now i'm in the 170's, wearing a 10/12 pant as well.. we're like freakin' twins!!!

WE ARE TWINS".....LOL"  That is awesome eh.  Are you still losing.  I am much slower and would like to be down another 5-10 lbs, but i am pretty content right now.  I never had asperations to be 150.....plus I know I have 10-15 lbs of skin but unfortunately plastics is years away for me...unless I win the lottery.