Wow!! What a year!

Jun 13, 2010

Highest weight  January 2009 - 405 lbs   ----  Total lost 157 lbs
Pre diet weight  May 2009        -  375 lbs   ----  127 lbs lost from pre diet
Surgery weight  June 2009      -  353 lbs   ----- 105 lbs lost from surgery
Current weight  November 2009 - 248 lbs

This year has been one of the best years of my life! I'm finally living! I'm enjoying my life, I feel attractive, i feel now that there is no stopping me... Having my RNY has been the best decision that i've ever made, it saved my life. Thank you God!

This time last year i questioned whether i had just made the wrong decision, actually for the first 4-5 months i questioned whether it was the right thing for me. I have one piece of advice for the newbies and thats 'give it a chance to work', dont be so hung up on what the scales say, dont weigh yourself daily..if you can, weigh every 2 weeks or even monthly. The best thing that i did was get rid of my scales....I went to the hospital last week for an hysterectomy and thats the first time i've weighed in months...i'm no longer a scale slave.
Last year when i went in hospital for my RNY i had to wear 2 hospital gowns, one for the back and one for the front and last week when i had my hysterectomy i could fit into one gown...i was really surprised. Another achievement was not needing a seat belt extension on the plane...AND  i was able to lower the tray COMFORTABLY and with space too..SHOCKING!

Alot has happened since i had my Op last year, i've given up my job and concentrated on ME, i've moved to Texas which is a completely different way of life to London, i'm loving it though. Most importantly weight wise since January 2009 i've lost 157 lbs.  I've got 58 lbs left until i get to my personal goal.

Now i'm ready for a new chapter to begin, i'm ready to get back to work and i cant wait for what life has in store for me.

Thank you OH family for all the advice xx

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