fatoldbat
WOW! what a year it's been!
Jun 21, 2011
One year ago today my life changed forever! well....actually.....one year ago today I got my life back! one year ago today i had RNY and what a difference a year has made! i'm down 108 pounds! i'm 10 puonds lighter than what my dream weight would have been! i'm off blood pressure meds! i'm off that stinking CPAP machine! my thighs don't rub together! i can cross my legs! a year ago today i could barely walk to my mailbox! last thursday i ran 6 miles! my pants are now a size 4....my shirts are either small or x-small! i made it through the hair loss.....the awful mood swings....my cholesterol is perfect (it was high last year but i couldn't take cholesterol meds...my triglycerides have been over 500)....i can't begin to describe how good i feel! more energy than i've had in a very long time! my hubby says that i act more like myself than i have in many, many years!
i had my 1 year check up yeesterday and my surgeon was really excited about how well i've done! said my labs were perfect! he said to keep doing what i'm doing....and to celebrate....i went across the street and scheduled a consultation with the plastic surgeon to talk about a tummy tuck! going next monday for that one! hope it works out.,....would love to have work on the tummy! the surgeon did warn me.....don't take in more calories than you burn....you will gain weight if you do! he said that studies show that we need 1 hr of exercise 6 days a week instead of 3 or 4! OUCH!!! well...it is what it is so i'm trying to work it in! planning to go run tonight....and a few more times this week because i've got a 5k on saturday morning! who woulda thunk it??? if someone had told me a year ago today that i'd be training for the Peachtree Road Race i'd have told them they were nuts! but.....that's what i'm doing! can't believe it! it's hard to wrap my mind around all this! i weigh less than i did when i got married 35+ years ago! my 30 year old son has never seen me this small! just can't believe it!
of course....as we all know.....this is certainly not easy......having your guts rearranged is not taking the easy way out! but even though it hasn't been easy.....it's so worth the effort!!!
I'M STINKING EXCITED! in fact....i'm so excited i have to sit on both hands to keep from waving at everybody!!!
best wishes!!
