3 Years
Nov 27, 2012
Holy Cow!!! Obesity Help just reminded me that November 18th was my 3 year surgiversary. Not sure how I missed the 2 year mark without posting on here but it seems that the further out from surgery I was the less I needed the site that helped me so much in the beginning. My ultimate weight loss goal was to weigh 148, and as of this post I am down to 145, without any plastic surgery. I am at a point where I am on the fence about having the excess skin removed. Part of me wants to so that my body can look the best it ever has but on the flip side I'm just not sure I want another surgery. I honestly never thought I would reach my goal weight without the help of surgery because I hovered at 165-172 for almost a year and then decided in March of this year to pack all my stuff and move back home to Illinois so I could be close to my family. I lost 20lbs after the move, not sure if it was the stress of moving or my metabolism boosted into overtime but I was tickled when I saw the 145 on the scale. I have to say that in the beginning I was filled with mixed emotions and was not so sure I had made the right decision by having this surgery but as of today I have no regrets and only look forward to the new and healthy me.
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1 year Surgiversary
Nov 18, 2010
Yesterday was my 1 year surgiversary. It's funny how time just slips away from you like that. So much has changed in this year. I think in the beginning I was so depressed and with all the excess weight tired all the time it seems all I ever did was sit in front of this computer but as the weight melts away and you become more active it seems you spend less time in front of the computer and more time getting out and about. I have lost 120lbs and I am down to a size 8. My friends tell me I am the smallest they have ever seen me. My own mother didn't recognize me when she opened the door on my recent trip to Illinois. She hadn't seen me since she came to stay with me during surgery. I will say that it was an emotional roller coaster. Since I have suffered from depression a good portion of my life I was easily able to tell the signs right away and work with my doctor to stay positive and work through those emotions. I will not say that RNY was an easy solution to a lifelong problem and when all is said and done that you don't have remaining body issues but I love the new me way better than the old me. My 5 yr old son loves the fact that Mommy can actually play with him now. I love being able to swap clothes with my teenage step daughter and vice versa. I can now wear stylish and trendy clothes and have recently purchased my first pair of calf boots. I dress up even when I have no place to go just because I can.
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New Year, New Me
Jan 04, 2010
Well the new year is here and I am 41lbs down since having surgery. I have often been overwhelmed by feelings of depression and anger. Happy to be losing the weight but angry at not being able to eat without getting sick and often taking it out on my loved ones. I can't expect them not to go on living their lives just because I can no longer eat the same things they do. I have found that my trigger is anything that has a sauce on it such as BBQ or Mango sauce. Which makes no sense because sadly I can eat half a sugar cookie and not get sick but if I have a sweet sauce forget it, I am sick as a dog. I know it will be trial and error for a while and I have been trying to get out of this funk and I know I'm not alone but I do feel that way sometimes.
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9 days post op
Nov 27, 2009
So today I stepped on the scale and it said 263 which is a 20lb loss since I started the preop diet on 11/3 and surgery. I went from starving every waking minute to not being hungry at all. I can't drink the strawberry protein powder at all since having the surgery and my new stuff doesn't get her until 12/1. I go from having serious regrets about having the surgery to happy that I made the choice. It's hard watching everyone eat all the hings you love and knowing that you may never have that again. I now understand why it was so hard to stick to the ultimate diet when our lives revolve so heavily around food.
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