My One Year Check Up

Guess what..............he told me I was doing FABULOUS!!!  Go figure.  My labs are perfect, my blood pressure is perfect, my cholesterol is excellent, my blood sugar is still good so my diabetes is "cured" and most importantly I feel good. 

21 months (today) with NO SMOKING!
14 months no caffeine
13 months with no diabetes medicine
143# gone forever!

I have gone from a size 24W and 3XL or 2XL down to a size 6 in jeans and a Medium in tops.  I never thought I'd ever be in a size 6 or a Medium.  Ever.  I was commenting to Joe last night that I remember agonizing over whether an XL in things at Costco would fit or be too small.  Now I'm buying Mediums. 

He'd like to see me lose an additional 15# and get down to 150.  I am going to work on it.  As he told me, the first year of "maintenance" you can expect to gain 10#

I LOVE MY RNY!!!!

Congratulations MoMo!!  Fantastic report..but from you, I would expect nothing less LOL  Just look at how much you have accomplished in 1 year...scubing diving...hiking...shooting Bambi's brother ****ouldn't pass up the rib...er,, the tease LOL)
Proud of you Lady...what an inspiration to all of us just starting out or less than a year.  I sure know I wanta  be like MoMo!! ^_^
Nancy aka Sunray

Thanks Nancy.  One thing I've learned from this site is we're all in this together and we all encourage and compliment each other and if needed we give a swift boot in the bunz.  We love to tease each other.  I've amassed a good bunch of friends from this site! 

MoMo loves being MoMo!!!!! 

Congratulations MoMo!! We are so proud of you! You are rocking that tool! And like Nancy said.... I want to be like MoMo, too! You are such an inspiration. So here you go gf.... Here is your "Happy Dance" and I know you can move that body!

             

Hugs,

Thanks Michelle.  I actually got up from my desk and moved my booo-tay!  YeeeeHaw!

That is fantastic news!  I hope at my one year appointment I can say the same things.  I have been off my diabetic meds and love not being a slave to them.  Vitamins are so much easier.  its all about the maintenance now!

 Wow!  You are an inspiration to all of us newbies.  I would love to join the "i wanna be like MOMO club!"  It looks like you tackled a whole lot more than just the weigh with smoking & caffiene.!
That is awesome!  Congratulations!

Debbie

Thanks!  You wanna know why they all want to be like MoMo????  (me too!)  Actually, I made a few big changes in my life and I live each and every day like it's going to be my last!  I am so not afraid to try anything at all.  I hunt, I swim, I fish, I hike, I water ski, I white water raft (with my buddy Rhonda!) and I am married to my best friend!  WE do so much together.

Life is soooo short.  I spent 17 years married to a man who told me I couldn't do anything and couldn't do anything right.  I can literally say my life began at 40 because my divorce was final the day before my 40th birthday.  Up until now, the only things keeping me down was the weight, the smoking and the caffeine.  I made up my mind to fix that and I did.

Now, I am on the go all the time having fun.  I bought a season pass for skiing this year.  One of my most favorite sayings is ...........Life isn't about making it to the grave with a well preserved pretty body but sliding in sideways with dirt on your face saying "whoooHooooo, what a ride!".  That's how I'm going to go out - body pretty much used up and kinda tired from all the fun!

That's my philosophy.  How I lose the weight and keep it off - I pack my day's food in my lunch box and don't deviate from the menu.  (Ok, so I allow myself 2 "extras" a week).  I plan my meals, plan my calorie and fat intake and follow my program.  And Take Your Vitamins and Drink Your Water!!!!!!

MoMo

Hey Gal Pal I am so proud of you, but you know that all ready.  I love ya even when you kill your pets.  We R Sistas you know.!

ME

MoMo,

Way to go girlfriend.  You rock!  You inspire me to do better each day.  Thanks for being a super friend to share my WLS journey with!

Hugs,
Barb