What I have given up and What I have gained

Lisa87
on 4/8/14 2:50 am

RNY on 12/13/13

Things I have given up include:

1. Diet pop

2. Carbonation

3. Caffeine

4. Processed Carbs

5. Sugar

6. Alcoholic Drinks

7. Fried Foods

8. Fast Foods

9. High Blood Pressure Meds

10. Anti- Depression Meds

11. Cigarettes FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!

12. Some friends and some family :(

Things I have gained

1. Sleeping through the night without a potty break and no leaks during the day!

2. Felling HAPPY!!!!

3. Cleaner living with foods,drinks, and exercise

4. Putting myself first

5. An unburdening of years of multiple sized clothing in my closet- It's been parred down to manageable and wearable! No more clutter!

6. More energy to do the daily tasks, instead of coming home and laying on the sofa

7. A More easy going attitude

8. A sense of freedom from shaming myself

9. Attention from my husband :)

10. A sense of self worth

Lisa87

5'4"

MyLady Heidi
on 4/8/14 2:54 am

Congratulations! Sounds like you are really embracing your new healthy lifestyle. That is the key to success, knowing you never can repeat the mistakes of the past that got you MO in the first place.

Keep up the good work!

Lisa87
on 4/8/14 8:22 am

RNY on 12/13/13

Thanks so much!

Finding_Feather
on 4/8/14 3:26 am

This post is just so encouraging! I'm a few weeks away from surgery, and sometime I get a little nervous from hearing the negative stories. Reading posts like this really encourage me.

Lisa87
on 4/8/14 8:28 am

RNY on 12/13/13

I felt the same way. The closer it got the more nervous and unsure I was. Then I would read a negative story.

I knew I had a choice. I chose to believe it was going to work out for me. I was going to stay strong, stay positive, and stay focused.

Learn all you can and follow your plan.

best wishes!

dragonlove
on 4/8/14 7:29 am

RNY on 11/20/13

Great post! Thanks!

Pam (RNY: 11/20/2013)

Lisa87
on 4/8/14 8:14 am

RNY on 12/13/13

Thanks everyone! This is such an amazing journey! I feel myself being built back up with every pound I lose. I hope this trend continues. I just take it one stage at a time and one day at a time. I do the best I can each day to take care of myself.i get up early and get started with water and vitamins. This is such a wonderful life changer.

Kimberly K.
on 4/8/14 10:02 am

RNY on 03/21/14

Such a great post and so encouraging. Exactly what preops and new postops (like me) need to hear. Thank you! You rock!

Kim K.

RRach
on 4/8/14 1:19 pm

So encouraging!! Wtg!!

JJ0609
on 4/10/14 12:03 am

A Big Applause for you! I am so happy for you!

“Let someone love you just the way you are – as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.”― Marc Hack

Ht:5'4 SW:268 CW:127.2 GW:125 RNY 06/09 Stomach/colon revision 11/13