stacyraquel
Happy 1 year "Surgiversary" to me! 193lbs!!! Down 120lbs!
Aug 31, 2010
So I cannot believe it has been a year already! It feels like yesterday that I woke up from surgery already feeling like a different person. I have to say that, this has been such an amazing journey. I feel better than I have, probably ever felt in my life. We were just in Israel last month and I got such a great reaction from my relatives about how much I have changed. My one aunt, who has always been the most critical of my weight, didn't even recognize me. That was a wow moment for me. I had other "wow" moments, as we like to call them. Sitting on the plane and actually fitting in the seat, not needing a seat belt extender, being able to eat from my own tray table, and not having to put it on the table next to me, and just hold my food, and being able to sit comfortably and even cross my legs, was so awesome! I had Michael take pics! So as you can see I did drop some more weight since my last post, and all of it was lost while we were gone. It was very hard to keep my normal routine being away. I wasn't able to get in my protein shakes and I didn't take my vitamins or iron regularly. Eating was a challenge. Not being able to totally control my choices was pretty hard--by the time we left I could have killed for a greek yogurt. However, the weather was super hot, and I was fairly active everyday. It was very hard to get in the appropriate water, I sweated so much and even got dehydrated one day. That was a terrible experience--I almost had to go to the ER. Michael nursed me back to health though! He was amazing! So one thing that I need to stress to anyone wanting to have weight loss surgery is, while it helps you lose weight, it doesn't "cure" your food issues. I am having some issues right now, because I am able to eat ANYTHING now. The amount I can eat is much more, although I don't overeat-I do pay attention to the amount that I am eating and I do eat protein first. I am not dumping as much as I used to. I had some cake in Israel and I did feel a little queasy, and started to yawn a lot (which for me is dumping) but I was able to have ice cream and regular yogurt, without much of a reaction. It is freaking scary. Overall I would assess my progress as pretty typical. I am very aware and that helps. Now that I am back, there are a lot of stuff going on--School is starting, Jewish holidays are coming up and I am needing to refocus and get back into the gym. I love how I feel and I like the way I look--although I have loose-skin issues (that can be taken care of though in a couple of years.) What I most love is, being able to keep up with my kids and live a normal life. No limitations. Limitations killed my spirit. Now I know I can do anything. Including, getting back on track!!!! That's it for now! Peace out!
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About Me
VA
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31.5
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Surgery
09/01/2009
Surgery Date
Jan 11, 2007
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