Carmella
Hello everyone.....I started my journey out at 426 pounds. I am 5' 10" down to 198 pounds!!!! Yippie :) I am now 2 1/2 years out and I am continuing to lose weight. Slowly, but I am still losing and I will take it. I have never put a "weight" goal on myself. I am now in a size 14 pants and a size Large shirt. Alot of people ask me, are you at your goal weight? I'm at my "happy weight". I'm happy where I am. And I AM THANKFUL for what this surgery has given me. I had to go through 3 insurance companies over a 5 year period befor I was able to get my approval. I am truely grateful for my "tool".
Plastics???? Ehhh. Don't know. Don't care. I'm healthy and I'm happy, (again) ;) Get my drift here???? If and when I do decide to go down that road, I would have a tummy tuck. Other than that I have no intrest in anything else.
During my weight loss, not only have I lost 230 pounds, my husband of 11 years left me and I now have met the love of my life. I have truely met the man for me. He loves me they way I have ALWAYS wanted to be loved. I have moved on now, so I really don't want this to be about the ex. Let's just sum it up this much.....he was emotionally abusive to me, called me fat, made cow sounds, ya da ya da........GOOD RIDDENS!!!! I'm glad he left.
Update:!!! Bernie & I got married on 8/26/07
As of November I am 2 1/2 years out. I asked my MD how much have I lost from this past May until November and it has been 10 pounds. Hey man, I'll take it and RUN with it!!! They all say your "window" in 12-18 months....so I guess these 10 pounds are bonus pounds for me. LOL
This surgery has been the best thing that I could have done for myself. Through all my medical ups and downs, I would do it all again. No regrets.
