K. Andrews
Still hanging in there
Mar 26, 2009
Today is March 26, 2009 and its being 6 months since I took the time to write. I work at a high school and will be having my Spring Break next week. Not planning on doing very much but just having the time off work is great. I am still shopping like crazy and I'm excited about packing up my winter clothes and wearing spring and summer clothes. There was a time (about 2 1/2 years ago) I prefered winter clothes because they seem to hid all the ugly fat. I am bother by the fact that so many people are talking about dieting again or having a revision. When I set out on this journey I told myself that this is your last shot girl and if you have the surgery and still continue to eat and gain it all back then you want to be fat again. I can't even begin to think of having to go on another diet. I've tried them all and spent thousands of dollars on gym membership, home equipment, diet pills and powders. If you said it was going to make me thin I was on it. I didn't care how much it cost, what is tasted like, and what side effects it had because it promised to make me thin. I know that the surgery is just a tool and I do make bad choices of the types of foods I eat (and of course I pay for it with dumping) but that is not an everyday thing and I make myself exercise 4 to 5 times a week. You notice I said make myself because I have not yet come to love jumping around or doing situps. But this is the only way I'm going to stay thin for life. I have a great support group. My sister, son, three cousins, step sister and several friends have had WLS and so far everyone is doing great. I'm most proud of my son for having the courage to have the surgery at a young age. He now has the rest of his life to live healthy and happy. I need to also add that my husband of almost 27 years has loved me regardless of my weight. But he knows that I was not happy being fat and now that I'm happy with myself he is happy for me. I love him for loving me even when I didn't love myself. Now that the kids are out of the house we are like newlyweds all over again. Well I will visit again soon. I finally post before and after pictures.
