Thomas III C.

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Thomas III C. 19 years, 4 months ago

I am now 7 months post-op. What a change in life! What a change in ME! I am now down 115 lb. since my April 12, 2004, start of program date. Amy measured me at 55" waist. On November 30, I was 40"! I am going on my THIRD round of SMALLER clothes. I had some grieving as I took my big clothes out of my closet to give to our church seminary. They had been my friend for a long long time. I once was 145 lb. heavier than I am right now. It is all so hard to believe! Some hunger is coming back, but it is easily taken care of with very LITTLE food. There is virtually NOTHING that I can't eat. The nice thing is that there is NOTHING I miss. Getting back to citrus fruit was a nice treat. I don't miss not being able to eat as much as I want. I don't WANT to eat more than I HAVE to. I'm doing more, I'm getting around better, I'm making plans - something I used to avoid! I can fit into seats at the arena, with stuff in my pockets! I can sit in chairs and not worry about whether I will fit. I am WAY far away from my steering wheel in the car. I still think I took the easy way out. It all STILL is a blur to me, but much LESS of that me. I look into the mirror and actually don't see that much difference, but looking at size tags in clothes, I KNOW there is a difference. When I go to stores, I can actually shop and see what fashionable clothes I can buy, because I CAN buy them and actually have them fit ME, and not at extra cost for extra size. I would still have the surgery again in a heartbeat. It still IS a new lease on life, a second chance, to fit in, to be "normal" (in size, anyway, LOL). God has looked down on Dr. Gluck and staff and He has looked down on me. How often does a person GET a second chance to NOT blow it in life? The challenge will be when the weight stops dropping to maintain. As Jeannette Waite says, the tool is there, in place. You just have to determine how you're going to use it, and continue to use it properly for the rest of your life. I fought going to Rick Hyatt at Mercy HEART Center, because I religiously swim at the YMCA. But, after seeing him, and receiving some of his materials, it pulled a lot of stuff together, even though I'm working out at home. A little weight lifting and a little stretching, plus some other stuff, and some long-term aches and pains are going away - at nearly 50 years old! Life without Limits, a New Lease on Life, a 2nd Chance at the 1st Chance to do it Right in Life. MY life has changed. What's holding YOU back?