It's Now 6 Years!

Mar 18, 2010

I am amazed that it's now been 6 years since I received the gift of my wls tool.  I am so eternally grateful that I made it through surgery and though I had few complications as a result of surgery, they were minimal when compared to some people I know of that still struggle with illnesses years later.

About a year ago, my husband and I switched to eating organically and adopted a more healthier lifestyle holistically.  It has only enhanced my experience with my tool.  I wish I had learned all I now now about nutrition, hormones, emotional health etc.  At 40, it has litereally taken me a lifetime to understand that, more than surgery, I needed to get back to the basics of life, spirit, soul and body to see the lasting changes I so longed for. 

Today, I most likely would never have made the decision to have surgery if I had a full revelation of the level of pain I was masking with food.  Nonetheless, I do not regret because an intervention was most necessary for the preservation of my life at that time.

Life is so different than prior to March 17, 2004.  There are few things that I have stuck to for this long in my life.  Don't get me wrong, I haven't worked this tool perfectly, however, I've learned not to live by the letter of the law but to daily make decisions that postively impact my overall health and well-being.

Making the decision to have weight loss surgery is like committing to marriage or raising children.  If you have the desire to be healthy then you must:  1) decide to do everything necessary to achieve not weight loss but optimal health and well-being; 2) practice discipline, meaning doing what you are told to do and what you know to do to both achieve your goal and maintain it; 3) take delight in the gift of life that you have been given...don't merely exist in this world...enjoy life to the fullest!

I pray that your journey is one of peace and favor in your approval process.  May your life be transformed in every area, spirit, soul and body as your journey back to the basics of life.

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