1 year surgeriversary

Nov 29, 2011

Well it's been 1 year since I had surgery.  I didn't ever dream I would have this surgery and now here I am 1 year out.  I am at 200.6 today.  I had gotten down to 195 for a couple of days by drinking coffee, yes I am drinking coffee, mocha to be exact.  Russell showed me how to make them and I have at least one every day.  Made with fat free milk and sugar free chocolate syrup and recently I have been swtiching that out to chocolate protein powder and that has done really well.  When I first started drinking the cofffee I dropped 7 pounds in 2 weeks.  Then it has krept back up.  I gotta watch what I am eating and start exercising again.  Overall I feel really good, my mind still has not caught up to my body.  I am in a size 16, XL or XXL shirt.  I have lost 107 pounds and overall from my highest weight I have lost 135 pounds.  I have almost scratched everything off my list that I wanted to do when I lost weight, thank to the cruise we went on a couple of months ago.  Zip line, horse back riding and rock climbing...and more to come.  I am just so happy I had this surgery done.  It's hard to believe I am 20 pounds away from my first goal and a week ago when I was only  15 pounds away it was almost unbearable to even think that.  I still feel really fat some days and don't see the difference but some days I look in the mirror and see the change.  Hard to believe where I was at a year ago and just beginning the journey.  I am so thankful for all the support I have had with Russell, my parents, God and friends.  Also for the support of my loved ones up in heaven, grandma's and grandpa's and Uncle Gerald, I miss you guys so much.  Thanks for cheering me on from up there!   

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