ajrober2
Month 3 Update 103 pounds down
Feb 06, 2013
I was 3 months post DS on February 1, 2013. I weighed in on February 4th and I was down 103 pounds!!!!! Yay! Not too bad. People keep telling me I look good, what am I doing?, etc! First of all, I don't look very different to myself yet. I see some changes, but I probably won't see anything significant until I reach goal.
Everyone that asks me how I'm losing weight gets a straight answer. I had weight loss surgery - the Duodenal Switch procedure. It shocks people when I tell them because I am very private when it comes to my personal business. I don't talk much to anyone. The thing about letting people know I had surgery is that most people who are naturally thin have no idea what weight loss surgery is. They somehow got the dumb idea that its an "easy way out". However, I am very much an introvert, I consider my siblings my only friends, therefore I'm not attached enough to people to care about what they think. So that's why if someone asks, I just tell them. I did this for ME, not irrelevant people's opinions. I did this so that I can have a decent quality of life, and so far it appears I have made one of the best decisions of my life.
For the first time in life, I'm confident that (with the help of God) I will get down to my goal weight. I've started gathering all of my pre-surgery clothes and will get rid of them to make room for new ones. My pre-op clothing looks totally ridiculous on me now. It really helps me mentally to wear clothes that fit correctly. Shopping time! 
