6 Month Post Op Update

Sep 06, 2009

Wow!  Has it really been 6 months?! It seems like just yesterday I was waiting to be wheeled back to the OR for my life changing surgery.  In the last 6 months I have met so many mini goals and some major goals.  I am now 106 lbs lighter than I was 6 months ago.  I'm not nearly as excited about the pounds coming off as I am about what it means I can now do.  Here are some of the things I can now do that I couldn't before:

1)  Wash my feet without any trouble (this includes shaving the legs)
2)  Bend over and pick something up off of the floor without any trouble
3)  Sit in a restaurant booth (without having to worry that it is going to be too small)
4)  Cook and clean the kitchen without back pain
5)  Have a normal menstral cycle (I know....doesn't sound like fun, but it is awesome since I haven't had a normal one until now in 19 years)

I could sit here and think of lots more, but those are the ones that come to mind very quickly.  This surgery has changed my life for the better.  I would do this all over again in a heartbeat to get these results again.  It hasn't always been easy, but it is worth the journey.  My relationship with food is a relationship I have to use caution with forever.  The choices I make each day will determine if I ever have signficant regain (which I don't plan on because I plan to make good choices 95% of the time).  Notice I didn't say 100%, because I personally think trying to eat right 100% of the time will set me up for failure.  Plus who can honestly say they will never eat another chip, cookie, slice of cake, etc?  I'm not naive enough to think I won't.  I just make sure to use my brain and stop at a reasonable level.  For example at a baby shower Friday night, I ate 2 potato chips with dip.  That was it.  Then I went and had dinner with my hubby which was steak, baked potato and salad.  More steak than anything...  It's all about choices and making the right ones.

In 6 months I have dropped from a size 28+ in pants and 3x/4x in shirts to a size 18 or 20 in pants and an XL in shirts.  It is truly amazing.  Not to mention the ability to move around now.  I feel like a different person. 

To anyone who is trying to decide if this is the surgery for you, dig deep and make sure you are doing it for the right reasons.  Don't do it just to be skinny.  Life isn't about being skinny, but about being healthy.  Skinny and healthy are too totally different things!  Good luck!

God bless!!!

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