Life goes on...

May 28, 2009

It's been over a month since I posted anything here... I missed my actual surgiversary, but I'm still past a year, and doing great.   It's been a tough year, but life goes on...

In the last couple of months, stress has been high at my house ( my wife lost her job, and then her dad passed away) so my weight has not really been a focus for me.  Through it all, including a whole week of carb laden funeral food, I've been maintaining my weight within a 5 pound range.  I'm proud of that, and very excited, because before my WLS, there is no way I would have made it through all this stuff without putting on 10-15 pounds.

I made it to Support Group tonight, and thanks to some frank discussion and very truthful confessions from GlitterGal, I feel re-energized to pick up the pace and get the last 29 pounds off.  I threw out my snacks, and climbed my a$$ up on the treadmill.  (Had to dust it off first...OMG - apparently it has been about 5 weeks since I've even been close to it...)  Anyhow, I feel very positive and am looking forward to spending part of my weekend cleaning out the garage so I can get to the (also dusty) weight machine that is tucked away in the corner and start using it with my wife and son over the summer.  I feel sure that if I can increase some muscle mass while increasing my activity at the same time, I'll be able to make some serious change in the flabby shape of my upper arms and upper thighs.  Not sure there is any hope for my belly, short of a surgeon's knife, but that's just not a high priority right now... thanks to my UnderArmour, I can usually keep that troublesome bit of skin camoflauged pretty well.  Maybe in another year or so if I get the other trouble areas lined out, I'll start to consider that one.  Not completely sure, though - I saw my mother go through that surgery and recovery up close, and it seemed a lot worse than my VSG or her RnY.   We'll see.  First I have to get serious and start working my weights, jump rope, and treadmill.   I hope by the time I make it back to Support Group sometime next month I'll have new numbers to report and at least a slightly better shape to work with.

For anyone considering WLS who's wandered here... research for yourself - not just on OH, but everywhere you can.  If you decide surgery is for you, go for it with all you've got!  For me, it was the best decision I could possibly make and I'm thrilled to be enjoying life at a size I can't even remember.

John

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