cindyl57
Just celebrated my 6th Birthday
Sep 27, 2009
I am still in touch with my very special Angel Dayna Blailock.
All those years I wasted losing and gaining the "100" plus some of it's friends, my regret is that I didn't do the surgery sooner. I was fortunate at that unhealthy part of my life not to have High Blood pressure, diabetes, High Cholestrol...So that stuff didn't change except for the fact, I nipped it in the bud before It did effect me. I know that was the road I was headed. It is easier for me to get around now and get some excercise. I know that had I not gotten the surgery, I would probably be in a wheel chair by now...
My fibromyalgia doesn't really care what you weigh, however, excercise is important in giving us some relief and a shot at a normal life...When I was "Fat" no way...
If you know anything about FM, you know I still can't excercise like I would like to...Some times you can't move off the couch for a few days...but you learn balance, and when you can move, it certainly helps keep the Mac Truck off the street most of the time.
Enough about that...Now on to more positive. If I had not had the WLS, you know I would not be enjoying riding on the back of the Motorcycle with my husband. I would not have the self confidence I have to be a Substitute teacher. Something else I am loving...
I have worked too much the last few weeks, and I am paying today...
I seem to be rambling here....So I am just going to make a list, and be done...
The one most fascinating thing about my new life...I had a lot of steroids last year with my OA in my knees..I did gain more weight than I would have liked..In my past life, I would not have stopped until my good friend "100" and his buddies showed up...I don't do that anymore. If I am less active and I might gain 5 lbs, but as soon as I feel better and can get out and walk and cut back on a few of my no no's, it goes away...Like a normal person...Not like the old me where if I wasn't on a diet, I was gaining weight...
So for any one out there that reads this, and you are on the fence...Of course you have to do what is right for you and take the advice of your health care providers...Don't let fear keep you from this decision. If you continue the path you are on, chances are you will have to have much worse surgery...Also people will tell you, having the surgery takes 10 years off your life...Well Duh!!!! I think that if I had let my "100" hang around anylonger, me and him would have shortened my life span by way more than 10 years....
But this is a major surgery and there are risk. You have to listen to your heart, your head and all those that you trust to take care of you and make a educated choice.
Me at 288lbs, or me at 155 lbs...I will take the lesser of me....
Today 1/19/2007
Jan 19, 2007
Well here in Oklahoma we are having weather that is not at all normal for us...All this ice and snow and xtra cold weather...Yuck...
Which makes staying in and snacking way too easy....and all I want to do is shake the few pounds that found it's way on my body over Christmas...It was way too easy for that Sweet Candy to sneak it's way into my mouth while I was making it for my family...And I know that by just staying away from the extra snacking I will be fine...but...Now we have all this extra staying in time...Oh well...I know that this is just a small set back...nothing like the monster that use to have it's hold on me...
Thank goodness...
Here it is 3 years plus since my surgery...and the best part of the New Year...Not a single resolution about losing weight...just more concern about taking better care of myself as far as my health goes in terms of my vitamins and seeing my doctor when I am suppose to and doing the things he says to do...hmmm...excercising even when it hurts...I have FM and OA and it is harder for me to excercise, because it does hurt and so I have to be more creative in how I fit it into my life...It is suppose to make it better, but when you are in a flare there is no way...I do need to get back into the water therapy and I forgot to get a prescription for that when I saw him on Wednesday...I think he is in the South office today...so I will call and see if I could come by and pick that up...
One other of my resolutions...To come here more often and give back to this site that help save my life...Hoping I can help someone else...
Cindy