What an incredible journey the last 9 years has been!

Aug 05, 2013

I recently passed the milestone of being 9 years post-op from my open RNY gastric bypass (August 3rd).  Next year will be an even bigger milestone, when I hit 10 years out from the surgery.  It's been one incredible roller coaster ride, that's for sure!  I have managed to document about it almost every year, so I'll try not to get too lengthy with y'all.

In the last year, I have been mostly in maintenance mode again after losing (most of) that 60 lb regain from 192 lbs (that I know of, since I mostly avoided the holy heck out of scales) back down to around 134 lbs.  While I was maintaining between 132-137 lbs, prior to the weight gain, I am significantly smaller and in much better shape now than I was then.  I have learned to really love and embrace many different types of exercise.  I am still not the most "clean" eater, but I am a much healthier eater than I was for a long time.  I am not sure if I will even need the plastics now or not.  If I do get anything, I might get a slight bit of lipo to clean up a few "trouble spots" and maybe implants (breast augmentation) since I lost a lot of the "girls".

For those new to my WLS journey, my highest recorded weight is 334 lbs.  I was 303 lbs at the time of RNY.  I maintained for around 6 or so years between 132 to 137 lbs and then regained to 192 lbs that I know of.  I entered the Biggest Loser Challenge on base (I didn't win, but I did good in the competition).  I was 181 lbs in March 2012 when I joined MyFitnessPal and I reached maintenance 6 1/2 mos later.  I continually work on my fitness, toning, and trying to eat right.  I love to run, love to lift weights, and I just enjoy walks with my Boxers.  Basically, life is better healthier.  I was busting out of a size 12 when I started losing my regain (and I REFUSED to go up another size) and now I wear a 2/4 and a 1/3/5 in juniors.  I always swore that I wouldn't be a "regainer" and I was one.  I was one of very, very many.  That being said, I now believe that you can never say never and it's best to just always do your best.  You're not a failure if you regain.  Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and kick regain's butt!

My kids are still both very healthy and happy.  The husband is working on losing a few lbs himself since transitioning over to retirement from the Military and working on the Civilian side of things now.  We're all well and looking forward to what the future brings us.

Til next time!  Have a great week :)

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