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I put my blog on ritaswall.com which is a wordpress blog.

Amazingly enough, it has been nearly 20 months since I had my Duodenal Switch procedure.  I happen to be at my highest post-op weight range (I fluctuate between 125-135).  I am over 91% excess weight loss and doing great.

I do have a few symptoms that came up in the last month and that is all I have to talk about that is negative.  I believe I am lactose intolerant.  When I have dairy, I seem to get extreme cramping, bloating.  It's not pleasant.  

My labs came back and I was high on B12 but that is because I drink energy shots/drinks.  I was a tad low on D3 but I am prescribed D and forgot to take it the previous week before I was tested.  I was all good in all other areas. Pasta does bloat me and makes me feel icky so I don't have it very often.

I will be 33 next month (May 2011) and I am doing great.  

I am starting a probiotic today as directed by my surgeon and then in a week I will start Xifaxan (rifaximin) 550 mg tablets.  This is to help with the excessive bacterial buildup in my digestive tract/colon.

I just wanted to check in.  I am doing fabulous.  No complications whatsoever.  I just have to watch my food intake more (18+ months out) and keep active.  But, who doesn't.

I love my DS!!!

It is so hard to believe it has been a year and a half already.  Amazing quite really.  So much has changed.  I have changed both internally and externally.  Physically and emotionally.  I no longer feel invisible.  I no longer avoid social situations and yearn to go out dancing and follow it up if only I were thin... I chase people down to go with me now.   I still love shopping all the same, however, I feel better in my clothes of course.  I no longer squeeze into booths at restaurants or into the drivers seat.  I no longer dread looking in the mirror the way I did before.  I now feel refreshed and with a new start at life.  Its just too bad I just lost what feels like nearly ten years of my life to my health and weight problems.

A few things I no longer experience include the numbness that would engulf my right thigh when standing, insomnia that would swallow my entire day after working on projects all night.  I have had ZERO complications from my Duodenal Switch weight loss surgery (DS WLS).  My cholesterol and blood pressure are great.  My feet do not swell at the thought of long walks like when I was in Vegas for my 30th birthday.  I smile more and hide less.  I love more and hate less.  I am now at a point where I do have to watch my intake much more and keep my physical activity up.  I am not as small as I have been nor as fit.  But, life is a journey.  This weight loss has been a journey.  I must continue to learn as I will never have all the answers.  When I fall off the wagon, I must get myself dusted off and jump back on.  Being an Independent Team Beachbody Coach does help with accountability but it is not everything... it surrounds me with like-minded people that want the same things in life.  To live healthy both physically and financially.  I continue to love P90X a year later and still am 100% committed to drinking 1 serving of Shakeology per day.

I haven't had any plastics yet and am not in a big rush for any.  Sure, I want them but I feel like I just healed from my DS.  It was a very hard recovery.  I want some work done but all in due time, until then... I learn to love myself the way I am now.

I am going to continue this journey with my head up, my eyes and heart open.  I love new experiences and welcome change.  Change means growth.  I want to continue to grow... this is no longer about finding myself but about creating who I want to be.  I have a lot of thinking to do- Hm.... what do I want to be in this life?!

I have been so thankful for the following things that I would like to share:
-Dr Anthone and his expertise in the DS procedure I had done 9-4-9
-The Beachbody community I have met since starting P90X and Shakeology---= they support me so much on facebook and continue to drive and motivate me
-Those OH friends and strangers that tell me I inspire them- that is how I got to where I am now, reading the stories of those here
-my newfound healthy lifestyle

I am totally doing the Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse this week. I recruited some of my facebook friends to join me.  I have never done it so I am a little nervous on how it is going to affect me and my mood but hey, I gotta try.  I feel too fluffy!

I have just created a new personal website and on word-press now for my blog at ritaswall.com and I absolutely am doing great.  I am sitting at 130 pounds but my waist is so much bigger than it should be.  I know I need panny but that just isn't in my budget nor near future.  Ahh, decisions.  I am going to do another round of P90X and I keep saying that so I need to just press play.  My jean size is between 4-6 and it merely amazes me.

What an amazing year in retrospect!

Today... I am a size 4 and super duper healthy!

What a year it has been.  I have been so super busy the last month so I am finally back to post an update.

I am about 133 lbs, size  5-7 in jeans and s/m shirts.... I have been feeling great and love my life.  Life is good.  Except I was DENIED for my tummy tuck by Aetna.  That bites.  I am still working on my Beachbody business and just love that I have that opportunity.  Off to work- I hope all is well with everyone!

Trying on clothes and finding myself in a 6.. whoa! I am loving this new body.  It makes me so happy to be fit and healthy.

www.Rita78.com

This is my new website so I can help others:

www.rita78.com