10 Years Since the surgery
I received an email from Obesity Help congratulating me on my 10 year anniversary. That 10 years seems like a lifetime ago. I have lost over 100 pounds and have kept it off. I spent thousands of dollars on cosmetic surgery and it has been worth every penny. I am a successful business woman and no one would guess I had ever had a weight problem. Even my close friends are surprised when they run across pictures of me 10 years ago. They say they forgot that I was big once.
The real me was hid under the fat. I know now that I was feeding my sole to try to find ways of making myself content. I was in a rut and now know that I ate out of being so unhappy.
I have been remarried for 8 years now and can truly say that I don't know another man as good as the man I married. Honestly, he is more than I ever dreamed a man could be. I appreciate his kindness and how wonderful he treats me and I tell him so daily.
I don't get on this sight anymore because I stay too busy with my company business. I would like to sign off until next time with this thought about the surgery and being obese.
At 56 years old I can look back at the 10 years I was medically obese and say that I don't regret those years. In those 10 years I learned how it felt to be looked down on because of my weight and I weighed more than a professional football player. I remember squeezing into an airplane seat and having the guy next to me roll his eyes. I can remember being on a beach in a swim suit with my little boys and playing with them when everyone was staring at me. I can remember what it felt like when my first husband always rejected me sexually. I don't regret those years because deep inside I was a caring person. I learned how to like/love people for who they were inside not what they looked like. I believe I am the person I am today because of this unhappy period in my life. I know I would not be where I am today without the weight loss surgery. It changed my life forever.
The real me was hid under the fat. I know now that I was feeding my sole to try to find ways of making myself content. I was in a rut and now know that I ate out of being so unhappy.
I have been remarried for 8 years now and can truly say that I don't know another man as good as the man I married. Honestly, he is more than I ever dreamed a man could be. I appreciate his kindness and how wonderful he treats me and I tell him so daily.
I don't get on this sight anymore because I stay too busy with my company business. I would like to sign off until next time with this thought about the surgery and being obese.
At 56 years old I can look back at the 10 years I was medically obese and say that I don't regret those years. In those 10 years I learned how it felt to be looked down on because of my weight and I weighed more than a professional football player. I remember squeezing into an airplane seat and having the guy next to me roll his eyes. I can remember being on a beach in a swim suit with my little boys and playing with them when everyone was staring at me. I can remember what it felt like when my first husband always rejected me sexually. I don't regret those years because deep inside I was a caring person. I learned how to like/love people for who they were inside not what they looked like. I believe I am the person I am today because of this unhappy period in my life. I know I would not be where I am today without the weight loss surgery. It changed my life forever.
Awesome!! You are a living testimony........thank you for sharing!! Best of luck in the future!! -Holly
WoW! 10 Years and keeping off the weight, that is amazing!
Congratulations and thank you for sharing this post. It is exciting to see someone so far out from surgery and extremely happy with their decision to have this surgery quite a long time ago.
Your post also makes me realize that people that are so far are stil successful, but maybe they are just too busy living and loving their life to get on here and post!
Happy 10 year anniversary!
Adrienne
Highest Weight - 263.2 Surgery Weight - 247.40 Current Weight - 148.5
*Total loss includes 15.8lbs lost on surgeon required pre-op diet.
Highest Weight - 263.2 Surgery Weight - 247.40 Current Weight - 148.5
*Total loss includes 15.8lbs lost on surgeon required pre-op diet.
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