Like so many others..... :)

May 28, 2010

Wow it's been a very long time since I've posted on my blog here.  Like so many others, once I reached my goal, I became very caught up in my new life and didn't visit this site so much.

It's my intention to change that and even though I may not blog here so often, or participate in the forums as much, I think it's important for myself and for others on the journey that I do just that.

In September of this year, 2010, I will be 3 years out from my gastric bypass surgery.  Every day when I roll out of bed, I am aware of my new, healthy, slim body.  I am sitting here, below goal, wearing a medium t-shirt and size 4 pants.  Size 4! 

I am so very grateful for having been able to have my gastric bypass surgery, not to mention the reconstructive surgery to remove all the excess skin.

2009 was a big year of surgery for me:

March:  gallbladder removed.
May:  tummy tuck and lower body lift.  The surgeon removed almost 250 square inches of excess skin from around my lower body.  It only weighed 5 pounds though because there was basically no fat in there.
October:  upper arm lift and breast lift with augmentation.

So that's 6 surgeries in 8 months.  Whew!  But I'm feeling great and loving life.

If anyone is reading this and wondering if such results are possible, they really are.  I am no one special, I have no extraordinary powers :).  I hope that my experience can give you hope for your own situation.

Key to maintaining my weight loss is my ongoing efforts at eating right.  For me, this means that I am involved in Overeaters Anonymous.  I "work the steps", including attending OA meetings 2-3 times per week, sponsoring others and having a sponsor.  As part of my pre-surgical evaluation, I was diagnosed with binge-eating disorder (not really a surprise there!) and was warned that if I did not address this, I would either not reach my target weight, or would manage to reach it but re-gain it.  As a compulsive overeater, I know that if I let down my guard, that is exactly what would happen.

So here I am -- continuing the hard work and reaping the benefits each and every day.  Life is good and I am grateful!!!

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