That was close!

May 16, 2016

Whew. That 10 pounds is gone and now I am headed back in the right direction. I am 6 1/2 year post op Duodenal Switch weight loss surgery. I still have no regrets about having the open surgery. I did have a jtube for +2 months due to nausea and with the surgery being open - my recovery was painful. I had twins 3 years later and now I am at 160#, 15 # of extra skin still and very squishy. Yes, I am. I need to tone up, but I also need the full lower body lift very badly. My body is bothering me quite a bit and I do want to touch on that. I would never go back to where I was, this is just another issue with less consequences. My legs - my body in general is destroyed. I destroyed my mother ship. It crushes me. What if I have to start dating again? How would I ever explain such a turn off? I am not okay with this thought. I can't wear shorts- I need the lift to give me my legs back. :( So.... I plan on making it happen some how and that will probably be in Tijuana and YES, I did research it and NO it is not any more dangerous than doing it in the US without researching the surgeons first. :) I hope that if you are reading any of my blogs that you remember the reason(s) you want or need weigh loss surgery. Medical issues? Vanity? It matters what your goal is. This is not a solution to a problem, rather a tool. I am not thin right now and I also do not have major vitamin dificiencies that many others do. I hardly take any additional supplements due to great labs. I do give a lot of the credit to my ride-or-die supplement since 6 months after having surgery - my Shakeology. I don't care what your opinion is of MLM. That is irrelevant. This is an item that has truly improved the lives of me, my family and so many around me. Clinical trials exist. Check it out. Healthiest Meal of the Day is no joke! I hardly take any additional supplements - tad iron, multivitamin, D3 and calcium. That's it. Not bad!

So, althought I am still on the bigger side according to society and my body is destroyed much like a dying helium balloon, it was worth it all. I am alive and free. :)

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