3 year Surgiversary

Aug 19, 2012

It has been 3 years since surgery - I have lost 140 lbs from high weight, and about 120 since surgery.  I have kept it off for the past year (maintaining, even though I want to lose a few more pounds).  I would say I was a textbook case, no complications post surgery and the good news is that I do get dumping syndrome if I screw up and eat the wrong stuff. 

Gastric bypass surgery definitely enabled me to lose the extra weight that I carried most of my life.  It does stop working and your pouch does stretch out and allow you to eat more (because you ate more).  Some weeks I have "small pouch weeks" - get full fast, some it is like "where is the bottom of this bottomless pit?

I have switched to low carb/paleo eating - I just feel better doing it and it enabled me to lose more weight.

I love listening to podcasts about health, fitness, low carb, paleo, etc.  They help me stay focused.

To help me stay focused, I have also signed up for two more half-marathons - which means you have to train, which means you don't just sit on the couch. 

Thank you supporters and my doctors!

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