WOWSERS! Can hardly believe it's been a year since my VSG. 2007 was a year of getting to a healthy BMI. I got to a Normal BMI in November 2007(8 months), thus reaching my goal of 141 pounds. I am currently weighing in daily and am in between 129-132, depending on what my intake is and what time of the month it is.

Food amount is about 5 ounces. I cannot finish an entire Yoplait yogurt yet. Getting in all of my protein is still a struggle unless I add in supplements.

My quality of life has been DRAMATICALLY improved. My first and most important reason for having WLS was to help relieve some of the back pain that I was having due to a herniated disc. I am so tearfully happy to announce that once in a while I have a twinge of pain here or there. It is so few and far in between. I can say that I am 99.99999999% healed in that area!! While it is VERY WRONG.......it is VERY TRUE that people out there in our world treat obese people different. It's such a sad thing. They are just uneducated about the whole idea of carrying all the extra weight around that it takes a toll on our bodies causing us to tire easily, thus....we are named "Fat and Lazy". I've lost 92 pounds. I can't imagine how hard that would be to carry around anymore..........that's a few more pounds than my 9 year old......or carrying around (2) 3 year olds the same size as my daughter......no wonder I was in so much pain! No sore knees, hurting ankles or being pooped out after vacuuming.

Starting weight was 221, now 129-132.

BMI was 40, now 22.

Size was tight 18's & 1X's.......now 4's and SM/MD.

I have dedicated 2008 to helping others in any way that I can.

Thank you to everyone who has been here for me thru every trial and tribulation that I needed help on or to just be hear to let me vent. You guys rock!!!

aloha,

michelle