3 yrs out now

Jan 11, 2012

Well I just had my 3rd yrs post-op and wow what a difference 3 yrs can make. My weight has pretty much settled it seems between 138 and 143, my lowest was 131, Still with being only 5'1 the BMI scale still says i am overweight LOL, I go through spurts at the gym. but I never was a big exercise person to start with. I have quit smoking again so I guess that's where some of the extra 6 pds have come from mindless munching, have got to get that in check. I have had alot of  body image issues that I still struggle with and since plastics is NOT in my furture(no money for that) I am finding that I have more and more issues with it. I don't seem to know the person I am looking at in the mirror now, I feel like I have "lost" myself along with the weight, at times I think I am subconsceincely at times trying to "gain" my weight back. I battle now with bad hypogycemia, I can't eat any simple carbs to speak of no white rice, no sugar,only 1 kind of bread I can eat, I guess in a way it is nice it does keep me in line, but I feel I can eat larger portions than most not liking that to much. I am thankful though that I got my health back, I just wish insurance co would help to pay for one to finish the journey that one starts. I am wearing a sz 8 misses a 6 was the smallest I could wear, but if I didnt have the belly pouch or flabby thigh skin I could get into a sz 3-4, but I am learning to be content in an 8 since before surgery I was wearing a sz 20-22 womans, BIG difference. All in all would I do it again?? Yes I would, I would do a few things differently, but yeah i would go this route again, for having my health back is the best thing out of it all.

0 Comments