Rebecca_B
3/25 is my re-birthday!
Mar 25, 2011
During the past year my life has changed incredibly. I no longer have sleep apnea or high blood pressure and most importantly - my diabetes is gone, too. I have lost 125 pounds (which is more than 100% of my excess weight)- 8 pant sizes and 4 top sizes!
I have been very fortunate to have had no complications, and I have been working my butt off (literally!) Today I weigh 166 (now do the math...166+125= OMG!) and my blood pressure was 112/66!! The dr. said it was like that of a teenager! Dr. Daniel Gagne of West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center was the surgeon who saved my life.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me through my weight-loss journey. Without those of you who gave me the love and strength and motivation I needed to stay focused on doing what I needed to do...I would have had a much more difficult time. It has been a hell of a year - and one I will always remember as the year I got my life back! I feel reborn into a healthier me..and I want to stay that way.
Happy re-birthday to me!!
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I have been very fortunate to have had no complications, and I have been working my butt off (literally!) Today I weigh 166 (now do the math...166+125= OMG!) and my blood pressure was 112/66!! The dr. said it was like that of a teenager! Dr. Daniel Gagne of West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center was the surgeon who saved my life.
Thanks to everyone who has supported me through my weight-loss journey. Without those of you who gave me the love and strength and motivation I needed to stay focused on doing what I needed to do...I would have had a much more difficult time. It has been a hell of a year - and one I will always remember as the year I got my life back! I feel reborn into a healthier me..and I want to stay that way.
Happy re-birthday to me!!
Coming up on a YEAR!
Mar 08, 2011
I can't believe that it has been almost a year! Where does the time go?
I can tell you that this has been the most amazing year. The changes that have taken place: physical, emotional, and lifestyle have been dramatic and worth every minor discomfort.
What we have done is reclaimed our lives. My life was spiraling toward a very dismal place and I wanted to change the direction of the spin. Now that spiral is onward and upward into a lighter, happier place.
Down 119 lbs and feeling better than I ever have, (at least since Jr. High) I have a renewed lease on life. I am more confident and proud of my accomplishment. I feel good about the choice that I have made and have grown to cherish the small portions and exercise that I have incorporated into my new lifestyle.
"What a difference a year makes" can be heard over and over by many for many reasons. Children grow so much in a year; lives change and shift and happen.
I have been in "maintenance" for a while, but I still feel like I am changing. Getting stronger physically and mentally has become my new goal.
I see the dr again on my one year anniversary on 3/25. I will report back with his findings.
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I can tell you that this has been the most amazing year. The changes that have taken place: physical, emotional, and lifestyle have been dramatic and worth every minor discomfort.
What we have done is reclaimed our lives. My life was spiraling toward a very dismal place and I wanted to change the direction of the spin. Now that spiral is onward and upward into a lighter, happier place.
Down 119 lbs and feeling better than I ever have, (at least since Jr. High) I have a renewed lease on life. I am more confident and proud of my accomplishment. I feel good about the choice that I have made and have grown to cherish the small portions and exercise that I have incorporated into my new lifestyle.
"What a difference a year makes" can be heard over and over by many for many reasons. Children grow so much in a year; lives change and shift and happen.
I have been in "maintenance" for a while, but I still feel like I am changing. Getting stronger physically and mentally has become my new goal.
I see the dr again on my one year anniversary on 3/25. I will report back with his findings.
About Me
Arnold, PA
Location
23.7
BMI
Surgery
03/25/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 25, 2009
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