Laureen S.
Two and a half years. . .
Mar 16, 2010
Wow can it be that I am now a WLS veteran of sorts. . . I remember how long the process took when I was considering and planning to have my surgery done, and now 2-1/2 years has gone by. . .Life has changed for me in countless ways, all of them good, my health has probably not been this good ever and I have pretty much maintained my weightloss for a year now, not getting to my personal goal, but not giving up hope that I won't yet make it one day. The truth of it is, I have areas I could improve upon, notably not eating as many refined carbs as I have been, and adding more physical activity, but be that as it may, I get on my scale almost every morning to monitor myself and keep things in check, I still log what I eat and my calorie intake is seldom at 1500 calories a day. I enjoy food as much as ever, just in limited quantities and much of what I used to "stuff" in my mouth is not something I even want to eat now. I have learned to adapt recipes to healthier ways of eating and therefore there is no deprivation to my tastebuds.
Some of the many joys in life are my ability to get tired from actually doing things, if the truth be told, most of the time I overdo now, guess I'm making up for lost time. I can clean, do gardening, play with my grandchildren, spend a day walking, shop in almost any store and just be a person among many, instead of standing out in a crowd.
I've met and made countless friends throughout my WLS community and now am looking forward to living longer and healthier and hopefully giving back to those considering this path.
If you are someone reading this and wondering if you want to take this path, do so with lots of thought to it, it is making a lifetime commitment to doing things that MUST be done, taking vitamin supplements, getting in the proper amount of fluids, moving and realizing that this is not a quick fix, that if you don't change your thinking, while your body is altered, you can still wind up back where you were before you underwent this surgical intervention. Support is a key component, please get involved, whether it is regularly here at OH, or at a local support group, it helps, because our families, our friends, no matter how much they would support us, unless they have gone this path, well, they just don't understand it quite the way another who has does. . . besides, you will make the acquaitance of wonderful people and what you lose in pounds, you will gain in friendships.
Peace and good wishes, Living life to the fullest!
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About Me
Maple Shade, NJ
Location
29.3
BMI
Surgery
10/16/2007
Surgery Date
Jan 09, 2006
Member Since
