corky1057
One year post-op…Observations and Lessons Learned
Mar 31, 2009
I can not believe it has already been a year since the day that changed my life. It has FLOWN by! What a ride it has been. I went into surgery March 31, 2008 scared to death. I came out wondering what the HECK I had just done to myself. I have learned and observed so many things in the last year. The entire year has been a learning experience and continues to be. I have lost almost 125 lbs and went from a size 24 to a size 8. Here are the things I now understand about obesity and weight loss.
1. I know that 50 years old is NOT too old to start living
2. I learned to control food, not let food control me
3. I learned that buying clothes CAN BE FUN again!!!
4. I learned 8 new dances by taking dance classes
5. I have observed that there are sooo many other people who are living their lives in misery being overweight, same as I did
6. I have found friends that I have never met and some that I have had the privilege of meeting right here on OH
7. I realized just how invisible I was to the general public before weight loss… little eye contact, few smiles, therefore…
8. I have learned to be more tolerant, kinder and make a point to smile at anyone that may be different from me, weight wise or otherwise. I look them right in the eyes
9. I have rediscovered date night with my husband because I want to go do things again
10. I have observed the transformation that this surgery can make in our lives…all the way from confidence and energy to clothes and hairstyles
I could probably go on and on, but the fact is that I have never been happier and more proud of myself. I have accomplished the IMPOSSIBLE. But it really wasn’t impossible was it? VSG changed my life. I have NO regrets. Thank you Dr. John Mason in Bryan, TX for saving my life!
Thank you, all my OH friends, for being such a tremendous source of support for me during the last year!
The night before surgery...
One year later...
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