My one year surgiversary is approaching

Jun 09, 2010

Everyone said that the first year would fly by and it sure has.  I can't believe that this time last year I weighed about 130 pounds more than I do today.  I am surprised at how quickly my health problems resolved and how much better I feel as a whole.  I was convinced that I had something wrong with me, some mysterious diagnosis (like the show they have on TLC!) that my doctors had missed that caused my fatigue, the swelling in my legs and feet, and the aches and pains I felt.  I didn't buy that it was all because of my morbid obesity, but I was in denial and I was wrong.

Today I visited a friend who had RNY surgery yesterday.  She is still in the hospital, but she was quite alert when I saw her and I can't wait for her to start seeing the many positive changes that will come.  Just a year ago, that was me in the hospital bed recovering from my surgery.  I had no idea what life was going to be like after my surgery, and if I had known, I would have been so very excited and happy.  I was certainly optimistic, but wouldn't have dreamed that after a year, I would be so close to my personal goal weight.

Speaking of that goal weight, I'm less than 20 pounds away from it.  I can't remember the last time that all I was worried about was losing 20 pounds or so.  That sounds so unimpressive somehow.  I don't know anyone who wouldn't like to lose 20 pounds!  I may end up losing more than another 20 pounds, but I'm going to be quite thrilled if I can just get those last 20 off.  Actually, if I just stay where I am and do not gain anything back, that would be okay, too.

I think I just said I'm okay with my body the way it is right now.  That's a wow moment if ever there was one.

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