I'm shrinking, I'm shrinking; oh what a world. Bit of a rant..

Don't be scared Kathie, the surgery does hurt and the recovery can be tough, but it is so worth the little bit of misery you must endure. I had a pretty tough surgery and a pretty long and difficult recovery, but even so, knowing what I know now, I would submit to the whole thing in a heartbeat again and again.

You've probably seen this before, but in case you haven't here's what I posted at 1 year out. There are some pictures of me right out of the two surgeries, but you have to put the misery in there to appreciate the whole trip:

www.obesityhelp.com/forums/DS/4024505/One-year-ago-today-who -could-have-known/action,replies/topic_id,4024505/page,1/
 
My one and only regret is in not getting the revision done 10 years sooner. You're going to feel the same way Kathie.

Kerry

 Kerry,

You're a huge inspiration for me and one of the early posters here on OH that informed my decision to switch from the RNY to having the DS instead. It really encourages me to read your posts! 

You're well on your way to the same kind of life if you want it; it's there for you, but you have to go for it and do it.

There's no question inmy mind that the DS is far superior to RNY; why anyone would knowingly get RNY when they could have the DS is a complete mystery to me.

Kerry

Kerry, your posts are truly inspiring. Your attitude is always positive, even when you say you're complaining (we must have different definitions of complain. I can whine and ***** like MAD and no one ever wonders if I'm bothered about something haha).

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. Nothing like having a little mortality jammed in your face to appreciate what you have, especially when you have something fantastic. I agree with some of the previous posters - karma is a mighty force.

5 more weeks...

5 weeks will come and go very quickly, you're going to have some misery, but that will only last a little while; the results you get are fantastic, beyond your imagination.

I really don't know about karma, but what ever it is; I'm very grateful to have what I have.

Kerry

After all the struggles I've had with losing slowly or not losing at all, this was really an encouragement.  Congrats, Kerry.

It's impossible to not compare our tickers Melody; they're so close to being the same, it's a little eerie. And I know just how you feel, for a long time, I really wanted to weigh 185, that was my goal and I thought it a reasonable and reachable goal at that. At 185 my BMI would still have been in the overweight category, but I still thought it would be great. I've never believed or thought I would ever get to a normal weight BMI, still don't, I don't think I'm built in a way that 185 would be a good or reasonable weight for me. Maybe I'm wrong about that and I would look and feel great in the 160's, but it's not something I can see in my future.

But getting back to my old goal of 185. I don't really know if I'll get there or not, but it does seem possible now because of this latest weight loss. I don't even know if the loss is going to continue or stall out where I am right now. What I do know is that I had not been trying to lose weight or count carbs and that for some reason the ol bod decided to drop a few pounds; 10 so far. I have no clue why this happened or if I did anything to cause it. If I listed every thing I eat every day, it would be disconcerting to anyone who wants to lose weight and has any thoughts of controlling their eating. The only thing I do other than eat what I please is to be mindful of the simple carbs, I don't cut them out, just try and go easy on them. I eat a ridiculous amount of food every day, Barb just shakes her head in disbelief, saying it's just not fair that I can eat so much etc.

So Melody, to me, the long and short of this all is to not get discouraged; you're a beautiful young woman and your body is just taking it's time settling in on where it's comfortable, weight wise. Just keep doing what you know to do and don't worry about it. If you want to exercise, exercise, but don't plan on exercise as being the thing that makes you lose weight. That may work for some, but it sure hasn't for me. Don't get me wrong, I'm very pleased with the results of working out and I would recommend it to anyone, I'm just saying it may not help you lose any weight.

Just enjoy what you have and do what you know to do, I'll bet you'll get where you want to be, it just may take a little longer than you hoped.

Kerry

 
Kerry,

That is the most positive "rant" I've ever read!  LOL!

I'm glad you are looking at the bright side of life......keep on focusing on 'silver linings' rather than waiting for the other shoe to drop!  :-)

Sorry for the loss of your friend - and for the poor health of others, too.  Nothing like facing our own mortality to remind us to really live!!

Thrilled for your successes.  I hope to write a "rant" like yours in a couple of years!  :-)

Hoping to have surgery in June.

Keep sharing.  Your posts always make me smile!!

Julie

Well Julie, I would have to say that I've had some difficult times in my life and the main thing I've learned from it all is that you just don't know what's coming your way next. We make plans and God laughs. We have no clue what's just around the corner; good or bad, we have no idea. Since I came to really realize this, a few years ago, I've enjoyed life more in the present than I ever did before, I make my plans, but don't get all worked up when stuff happens that ruins my plans. When I look back at the time wasted, worrying about things I had no control over, it kinda makes me ill, but then I realize, there's nothing I can do about the past, so it's useless to worry or dwell on what happened, the only things that matter are what is and what you make of what's to come.

June can be you're new or second birthday; I have two now, the day I was born in 1952 and the day I was reborn in 2008.

Kerry

God Bless you for acknowledging the gifts in your life.

Enid