gardeninggal
One Month Appt.
Oct 03, 2012
One month ago tonight I was in a hotel room preparing to wake up the next morning and present myself for gastric bypass surgery (RnY). Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have this wonderful opportunity in my lifetime. Gastric bypass surgery was something for the television celebrities, not for this girl.
But it happened and I am so happy that I made it to the front of the line and so quickly.Things are going so well for me at this point. I do not regret my decision at all to have WLS and hope I continue to succeed. I feel like I am finally going to get a decent chance at getting healthy and rid myself of this girth. In total, since my initial weigh-in at my first appointment at Humber River Hospital I have lost a whopping 37 lbs. and I am thrilled, to say the least. I have lost 18 of those pounds in one month. I am very aware that there will be a stall and hope I handle that as well.
I have started walking again and it feels so wonderful to be able to feel like I can trust my body like this. My first walk was slow and I stopped a few times to rest but the next few times were much better as I was better rested too. Kind of over did it on Sunday past but all is good. My hubby and I have driven to the local waterfront to walk the trail for the reason being that it is a paved walkway and there are benches along the trail to rest if needed. Also the scenery is just beautiful with the colours changing and the odd sailboat or two dancing on the water. The first walk I rested a few times but after that I was well on my way. I will feel confident soon to just walk from our home and take longer stretches. This is very liberating for me as my back pain stopped me from walking any distance (muscle spasms). I feel much stronger with this weight off and look forward to more painfree exercise.
