ajrober2
5 Months Post Op - Down 131 lbs
Apr 03, 2013
WOW! It's been 5 months already! I'm taking some time this morning to reflect on my journey thus far. My highest recorded weight is 442 lbs. I dropped down to 429 pre-surgery. On April 1, 2013 I weighed 298 lbs. That's a lost of 131 lbs in 5 months! That's amazing.
I am so grateful to God for helping me through this. At this point I feel that all of the agony, frustration and $$$$ I went through to get this surgery was worth it. I thank God for my surgeon, Dr. Felix Spiegel, and my primary Dr. Linda Ly. I am so blessed and I encourage anyone who needs to lose a substantial amount of weight to please consider the Duodenal Switch. It may not be for everyone, but I am convinced that if it can help me it can help anyone!
I am at a better place than I have been in a long time. At 400+ I was very depressed, reclusive, and inactive. I can remember many Saturdays where I would sit in my room looking out of the window with tears in my eyes. I wanted to go out and enjoy but either my blood pressure was high, or I was super exhausted due to severe sleep apnea, or my back and knee pain was just too much to bear.
My weekends are different now. I feel like I can go out and do whatever I want. I'm still wearing plus size clothing, but I have a feeling that's going to change very soon! I will have to really control myself once I'm able to shop in the regular sections of Macys, Dillards, etc. I CAN"T WAIT!
I realize now that I should not get upset when I hit stalls. Last month, I didn't lose weight for about 2 1/2 weeks. I even gained 8 pounds one of those weeks. Then suddenly, at the end of the month I lost 15 pounds! I think I go crazy when I try to weigh myself every week so that's gotta stop! I was so shocked when I weighed myself for my 5 month post op and saw that I was under 300 pounds! I can't remember the last time I was at this weight. I looked at an old high school photo and I actually look younger now than I did back then. It's amazing. The DS (with the help of prayer ;) is restoring my youth!
I can't give all credit to the DS, glory belongs to God. Before I even knew there was a DS, I prayed and asked God to please lead me to the proper resources that would help me finally get my weight under control. He has fulfilled that prayer by leading me to the DS and I am so grateful. This is an amazing tool!
At 298 lbs I only have 48 lbs to lose to get to my birthday goal. I turn 30 on July 7 and I want to be 250 lbs by then. So I have 3 months to lose 48 pounds. I believe I'll be able to do it. I just have to stay focused and not go crazy every time the scale doesn't move.
More to come......
