Such success I've only dreamed of

Mar 21, 2012

22 months out now from RNY gastric bypass.  Started at 286 and now at 146 and loving it.  Went from a size 24-26 to a size 10-12.  I'll take that any day.  I was able to have a total knee replacement in January with a good recovery because of the weight loss.  I had an unexpected bowel obstruction down by my appendix a month ago, totally unrelated to the gastric bypass, it was from abdominal adhesions (scar tissue) due to my hysterectomy in '94.  So now that I'm through all that, I'm very happy.  At two years in a couple of months I'm going to put my before and after pics on here.  It is so shocking to me to look at them.  I hardly look at all like the same person.  I've had people I've known for years walk right by me and then do a double take.  Its great.

My food habits have defiitely changed.  I eat pretty much anything I want but just smaller volume.  Sugar of course is not tolerated well but I can get away with 4 to 8 grams once in a while.  Definitely behavior modified myself away from it.  Greasy fried things are not tolerated well either.  I have three meals a day and one or two snacks.  I eat by choice mostly protein, but add other things with it.  Yes, I eat potatoes, pasta, and rice rarely but I do have it for variety, usually a little bit along with a main protein part for the meal. Fruit and vegetables are also mixed in for variety.  I take all my vitamin and calcium supplements.   I'm very very happy and would do it all again in a heartbeat.  I still wait an hour after I eat to drink fluids.  Sometimes if I forget to drink before the meal to not be so thirsty afterwards I might drink one mouthful of water just to be more comfortable on thirst.  It works.  Any more than a mouthful and it is uncomfortable.  So it definitely trains me to make sure I'm tanked up with water or fluids before a meal so I am not desperately thirsty for an hour.

My goal weight was 135 pounds.  I leveled out at 160.  Then with the bowel obstruction recently I lost 14 pounds so now am maintaining easily at 146.  I am thinking that when I get more active after the knee rehab is complete the rest of the 11 pounds will come off naturally.  I'm not worried, not stressing, and just living life.  I love not worrying that the weight will come back.  I just don't snack constantly, wait the hour to drink water (critical to success), and limit sugar (I dump if I have too much).

I am still in the rehab from my total knee surgery for another few months up to a year, but I am looking forward to the summer for the first time as a more active person who can tolerate heat and activity better than in 30 years.  So amazing.  The rewards to all of this hard work are 100 fold, more than I can even put on paper.  The self confidence is amazing and the joy of simply moving is in every minute of every day.  I am so grateful every day.

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