kclark1
July 30, 2007 - 150 lbs total lost - 112 lbs lost since surgery 9/28/06
10 months out - how have I changed?
I look people in the eye when I talk to them
I LOVE clothes shopping now
I can go to amusement parks and actually fit on all the rides
I don't get winded walking from my car to a store
I am enjoying the summer heat - before I would be miserable if the temperature hit over 90....now I'm comfortable even in 105 degrees!
This has been such an incredible journey, from the moment I was approved for this surgery, I was ready! IT seemed like the 3 wait month would never come, but when it did I didn't have any nervousness, only excited anticipation. I think I have been fairly lucky, no naseua, no dumping...but I don't really push it either, I keep my sugar content at or below 5G per serving, don't drink caffeine or soda and limit my bad carb intake to only 1 serving per day (my trigger is bread, potatoes, crackers....). I religiously take all my vitamins and get in all my fluids. I really want this to work so I am trying to stay within my Dr. and my Nut guidelines.
I have had some frustrations, it seems that I have a 2-3 week stall every 2 months. Now at 10 months I have slowed in my loss consideribly. Normally I would loose about 15 lbs, then 10 lbs a month...this past month was "only" 5 lbs. IF I were to stop completely losing today, YES I would be VERY happy with the progress I have made. I am VERY happy with the way I look and all the extra energy that I have and how I feel. Plastic Surgery isn't most likely an option for me ($$$) so I will do what I can with exercise and spandex to hold everything in together.
My husband had his surgery 4 months ago and has almost reached his goal....he lost soooo fast, but men always do (sigh). We know how lucky we are to have each other for support, it makes cooking/shopping really easy to have us both on restricted diets!
