I wrote this one about a week ago for my 2 year anniversary..

Oct 14, 2010

So it’s my two year surgi-versary and I’ve been thinking an awful lot about how my life has changed over the past two years.

I went from being the largest person in my family, both size and weight wise, to being the smallest. My father told me he was proud of me, this is the first time he’s EVER said this to me, because of all the weight I’ve lost and how I’ve really stuck with it. He tells his friends about my running….because he’s proud of me.

Over the past year I’ve become a runner, doing my first 5k last November. Since then I’ve run a bunch of 5k’s (shaving over 5 minutes off my best time), 4 milers, a 10k, a ¼ Marathon, the running leg of a Tri and even a Half Marathon. I NEVER would have imagined that I’d be able to do all that…and to top it all off, I actually LIKE running. I’m planning on driving to PA this weekend for a 5k race that is filled with all sorts of crazy obstacles (www.warriordash.com) as a two year present to myself. And I’ve decided that in January 2012 I’m going to run the Disney Full Marathon.

I just got back from a weekend trip to Milwaukee…I had absolutely no second thoughts about getting on that plane. I wasn’t the least bit uncomfortable; there was no need for a seat belt extender and I was actually cold on the flight instead of sweaty.

I can fit on rides at Six Flags…with room to spare.

I shop at the Gap…a lot…which is AWESOME because I used to shop only at Lane Bryant until I couldn’t fit in their clothes anymore, and then it was just online. I went from about a 26/28 in college to a 32/34 (my biggest) about three years ago and I am now wearing a 12, a TWELEVE!!! I used to wear a 3x top….I’m now wearing a large…a LARGE!!!

I bought my first bra at Victoria Secret…and it’s a NORMAL size (38C in case you were wondering….I used to be a 48D).

These are the kinds of things that make me so happy to have had my surgery. Not to mention the fact that I used to be on three different blood pressure medicines and have to sleep with a CPAP machine…all gone within a month after surgery.

I finally got the courage to try kayaking…and I like it…a lot. I camp, a lot. I hike, a lot.

Here's a good quote for everyone that I've got hanging up on my fridge - it's where I hang all my inspirational & motivational stuff… it’s been there since about six months before my surgery…

"You must begin to think of yourself as becoming the person you want to be." -David Viscott

I am FINALLY the person I’d always imagined myself being…I never thought I’d make it this far in the RNY journey…I was convinced it wasn’t going to work for me. There was no way…I weighed 467 lbs, there was no way I was going to be a “normal” sized person. Dude, I am!! I weigh 208lbs and am technically still considered “obese” for my height, but I don’t care. I’m the healthiest I’ve ever been and in the best shape of my life. I got my approval letter for plastics last week, which makes this anniversary today that much sweeter.

I’ve never been so happy with myself or happy in my own skin. I always thought I was happy, but I never really knew how happy I could be. I didn’t know that life could be THIS good.

I just want to thank all of you guys for everything, this is a hard journey, but it is SOOOO worth it. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.

Katie :)

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