March 4, 2010 Update

Mar 04, 2010

Wow!  Where has the year gone?  This time last year I was frantically trying to get everything ready for when I got home from surgery.  I was 310 lbs and couldn't get up off of the sofa without a struggle.  Bending over to pick something up off of the floor was extremely difficult.  Washing my feet in the shower...difficult!  It's the little things you take for granted when you're thin..well when you're thin and have never been morbidly obese that is.  Now that I can wash my feet, bend over, sit in any booth I want, etc. I will NEVER take it for granted again. 

My eating habits have changed drastically since surgery.  I can now eat a more normal size portion which is nice.  Normal in the sense of not eating like a bird.   I no longer eat fried foods, except once in a while some chicken wings and fried okra...only way to eat okra! lol  I have no desire for fried foods any more.  I have only had one sip of soda since prior to surgery.  Do I miss it?  Nope...not fried foods or soda.  I don't like bread or spaghetti at all....neither of them sit right with me and I've lost my taste for both of them. 

Clothing...wow!  I started out wearing 28's / 30's and 3X / 4X.  Now I wear 12 or 14 pants/dresses and Large shirts. I'm still losing so who knows where I'll end up.  I don't want to get any less than a size 10 though.  The funny part is in shoes I've went from a size 11 to a 9.  My ring size has dropped drastically too.  From a 10 to a 7 on my ring finger.

I've had a lot of personal changes too.  My husband and I separated and are going to be divorcing.  This was not caused by WLS.  We haven't been happy for many years.  It just so happened everything worked out financially that I could move out.  We still talk and are on good terms though. 

Vitamins have been my hard thing to get down pat.  I have finally found a good schedule that works for me...it only took a year!  My labs have been good so far and I think they'll be even better next year.

If I had to do WLS over again, I would do it in a heart beat.  I've lost 155.5 lbs in 12 months and gained my life back.  The sky is the limit!

God bless!!!

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