First, to all my friends ... I am SO sorry I've been so scare on here. I have been traveling like a mad person, both for work and then, on weekends, for my daughter's cheer. I feel like I've been living out of a suitcase for months!
On the positive side, that's something I couldn't have done just one year ago, before I had my RNY!!!! I mean literally ... couldn't have done it. Wouldn't have fit in the airline seats! So chalk one up for my RNY!
Some other HUGE wins:
- I am down 134 pounds, from 315 to 181 pounds
- I am down 16 pants sizes, from a 26 to a 10 (sometimes 12), a size I can't remember ever seeing since elementary school, my friends!
- I am down from a 22/24 top to a women's MEDIUM!
- I fit in airline seats easily now, with plenty of seatbelt to spare.
- When I recently visited Disney, it never once even crossed my mind that I might not fit on a ride
- People I worked with a year ago don't even recognize me. I have to introduce myself. Awkward!
- When I catch my reflection in a passing mirror or a window, I am continually surprised by how normal I look
- I have the energy to keep up with my 2-year-old son (otherwise known as The Human Tornado) and my 9-year-old all-star cheerleader daughter
One negative:
- Now that I am thinner, I really realize how much prejudice I was enduring (overt and subtle) before I had weight loss surgery. It's left me with a strong distaste for exactly how shallow some people are. On the positive side, it's left me with a greater appreciation for the people (like my DH) who loved me as I was.
For those of you who are contemplating Roux-En-Y, I've said it once and will say it again: The only thing I regret about my RNY is that I didn't do it sooner! I was scared of the risks, but when I look back on it now, they were minimal compared to the way I was killing myself slowly before.
To all of you here on OH, I can't begin to thank you enough for your support, humor, butt-kicking and love during the first year of my journey. I love you all tremendously and count many of you among my very best friends. Nothing in the world like making more true friends, given that they are so hard to come by. Who would've guessed that RNY would give me that, too? ((HUGS))
BEFORE - 315
AFTER (1 YEAR) - 181
