4-month surgiversary (with pics)!
I know people like photos... so I uploaded two today. The first one is my work ID (yikes!) ...I was at about my highest. The second one was taken today.
304.5lbs
244.4lbs
Well friends...it's been four months since surgery and I have lost 60 pounds, as I mentioned recently. It has been a fascinating journey and a lot of learning has happened.. even more so, my life has changed for the better in so many ways SPECIFICALLY because of this MN OH forum.
I have made more friends than I know what to do with... and each one of you are equally amazing and fun and caring in your own way... I would not trade this for anything! For the last 5 or so torturous weight-climbing years, I have always considered myself 'anti-social.' I told my few friends that I just didn't know how to make friends...
Well.. thanks to you all I have a new outlook in that department (I couldn't imagine spending any more of my 20s being a blob). I have made better friends here than I have at any other time of my life. I don't want to get sappy...but boy do you all make me happy.
Love you all and thanks for supporting me from day 1 when I showed up at that huge Maple Grove coffee.. lol.
304.5lbs
244.4lbs
Well friends...it's been four months since surgery and I have lost 60 pounds, as I mentioned recently. It has been a fascinating journey and a lot of learning has happened.. even more so, my life has changed for the better in so many ways SPECIFICALLY because of this MN OH forum.
I have made more friends than I know what to do with... and each one of you are equally amazing and fun and caring in your own way... I would not trade this for anything! For the last 5 or so torturous weight-climbing years, I have always considered myself 'anti-social.' I told my few friends that I just didn't know how to make friends...
Well.. thanks to you all I have a new outlook in that department (I couldn't imagine spending any more of my 20s being a blob). I have made better friends here than I have at any other time of my life. I don't want to get sappy...but boy do you all make me happy.
Love you all and thanks for supporting me from day 1 when I showed up at that huge Maple Grove coffee.. lol.
Wow Elena - you look fabulous! I'm so happy for you - I've been following your journey - yes, a cyber-stalker...ha! You are so fortunate to have done this for yourself in your twenties...one of my biggest regrets is that I didn't have that opportunity when I was your age. I spent my 20's and 30's fat - and was lonely and miserable most of the time. I felt I wasted those years. Everything has worked out - maybe I needed to go through that, I met my wonderful husband when I was fat, and he's been my biggest cheerleader throughout my journey. He teases me now saying "I'm not the woman he married"! I had WLS 4 days after my 40th birthday - so I guess I can say life does begin at 40!
Keep up the good work - enjoy your new life and your new friends - it's only going to get better!
You go girl!
Keep up the good work - enjoy your new life and your new friends - it's only going to get better!
You go girl!
Lori J.
It's better to be imperfectly happy than perfectly unhappy. 
WOW -- great cmparison pictures!!!! And you are doing a fantastic job working the tool. You can really see the difference!!!! Your beautiful eyes are really showing more....
Fitness is not about age or a size -- it's really about an attitude and life style!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breathes we take, but by the moments that take our breathe away~~
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