5.5 months out -- Starting the New Year hopeful and happy!!

Jan 05, 2009

It's been a long time since I've ended a year/started another so happy and full of hope!!   A little more than 5.5 months post-op and all is going really well.   I've lost almost 52 pounds so far and though I've felt through this process like my loss has been unusually slow, I just realized that I'm only a few pounds shy of where my Dr. predicted I'd be at this time (estimated about 10 pounds a month).   My loss has been slow but steady -- haven't ever really had a stall or gain -- and haven't had any complications at all in regards to what I can/cant eat or drink, etc. 

Additionally, I reached two really important goals for myself -- to enter 2009 having lost 50#s and be in the 140s (significant because I can't ever remember weighing this -- probably was like 10 years old or something).  

I realized this Christmas morning while opening gifts with my family that there isn't a gift in existance greater than the gift I've given to myself with this VSG.  As I said at the start of this post... for the first time in such a long time, I feel hopeful and happy about life!!!

I've been bad about documenting my process through photos.  But, just posted some pics from my new year's trip.   I'm all bundled up so its hard to tell what my body really looks like, but the weight loss can be seen even in a big coat! :)

Michelle

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