3 Year Surgiversary

Feb 09, 2013

Wow, 3 years down!  I went into surgery at 261, got down to 157 now I'm back up to 171.  The first year was "easy" losing the weight, the second year was was pretty easy at maintaining the loss.  Well, the third year, I found that it is way too easy to get back into old habits.  I eat when I'm stressed and between the stress at work and the STRESS at home I found that I was snacking my way through the day .  I have lost 5 lbs again and am back into eating right.  But, it is SO much harder this time.  I turned 49 this last birthday and have been experiencing menopause issues for the last year.   I swear, menopause must absolutely shut a woman's metabolism completely down!!

BUT, I know that if I had not had this surgery, I would probably weigh more that my highest weight by now.  So, a 20 lb weight regain doesn't seem so bad.  That's not to say that I can slack off.  NO WAY!  I didn't have this surgery to allow myself to go back to bad eating and getting fatter and fatter.  I enjoy being able to buy cute clothes in regular stores, fit into theater seats, squeeze between chairs and tables at crowded restaurants, keep up with my 2 1/2 year old grandson,  and fit onto amusement park rides!  People no longer stare at me because I'm fat.  Now men look at me and smile.  That's a great feeling.

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