1 year Surgiversary and feeling great!

Jun 14, 2010

1 year surgiversary and feeling great!  Can't believe it has been 1 year already.  The first 6 months seemed to go by real slow and from there after things just sped up quickly.  All in all it's been a great journey.  I can't complain about the obstacles in my journey when I compare them to the good things that have occurred since WLS.  I've had 2 hernias, 1 in November 2009 and 1 in March 2010.  I've lost 145 lbs!  I'll take 2 hernias any day for 145 lbs lost.  I now have outrageous energy that I could have only dreamed of before WLS.  I go to nursing school in the morning from 6:45am-2:30pm and work from 3:00pm-11:30pm M-F.  I also have a Water slide rental business and chores that keep me busy on the weekends.  Not to mention I also have to make sure my kids and hubby are taken care of 24/7.  There is no way I would have been able to manage all of these things weighing 330 lbs 1 yr ago.  Not only do I have the energy to get all of these things done, I do them with a smile on my face and my head held up high.  I remember telling my kids and hubby "could you please get me a drink out the fridge", "could you get me the remote control", "Go get the newspaper for me", "Can you pick that up for me" etc... I never wanted to get my fat azz up off the couch or bed.  Now I'm a busy bee and no one can hold me back.  Before WLS I would get so tired and grouchy.  I guess because I was so unhappy with myself I became a grouch with my family and friends.  My self-esteem is sky high.  My relationship with my husband is amazing!  My husband has never had an issue with me being overweight but I use to argue a lot with him for the smallest things because I was miserable and I guess unconsciously I wanted him to be miserable with me.  Weired... I know.  I just hope that this tool will continue to work for me.  I need to continue utilizing it the right way.  Ultimately it is up to me to keep the weight off which will be the hard part.  But being this light taste soo good, it taste better than my large combo pizza I use to eat by myself.  The transition of leaving the large unhealthy food portions behind was a little hard but well worth it.  All I can continue to say is that WLS was one of my best decisions in life and I wish I would have done it sooner.

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