3 1/2 Years - Post VSG

Jan 12, 2011

Now that I am 3 1/2 + years post -op, I decided it is way past due for me to give an update about my weight, my health and my life.

So, my weight is up from my lowest weight and still I have some people (like my husband) telling me I am too thin.  Guess what?  People do not like being told they are too thin almost as much as they do not like being told they are too heavy!  I have not belonged to a gym in over a year and I miss it tons.  Working out at home just does not work for me.  I definitely need the gym to push me to work hard.  Hoping to join the gym again soon.

As for my overall health, I am doing good, except that my iron levels have fallen off to just about nothing.  I hate taking stuff but have had to get serious about taking my iron and multi-vitamins.  My Dr. says that within a few months, I should be able to get my iron up to normal. 

I also started working again.  I miss being home more and I really feel guilty about not being able to continue with all my volunteer work but I do love my job.  I work just about full time at a very busy retail store and it is a physically demanding job with lots of social contact.  The perfect place for me to work!  I don't keep my WLS a secret at work.  I still feel an obligation to share with people that WLS is a viable option for long term weight loss.  It seems that each time I tell someone that I had WLS, they are shocked and don't want to believe it.  Then they ask me lots of questions about the type of surgery, cost and how much weight I lost and how long it took me to lose it. 

So, I continue to be glad I choose to have my VSG.  I sometimes forget I used to be heavy at all.  I would not change a thing!

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