L. Rios
I hate Thanksgiving! yes I said it...
Nov 23, 2011
Ok ok, don't get pissed, but I have to say it. I love getting togther with family and friends but I really hate that Thanksgiving is a total eating holiday. I can't think of anything I would like to eat that would make me feel as great as I do now and frankly watching everyone gorge beyond belief make me GAG! I get the honor of fixing the dinner every year and I love cleaning the house and getting everything ready and then comes the dreaded food... OMG! I wish I could get a grip on this but going to the store and spending the money of food I can't eat, it makes me crazy. The money that's spent on this one dinner could buy me and great new outfit and some new boots. LOL Such is the life of a wls patient. Why can't you eat turkey or ham, no sugar what the hell? Its all good, I'll have some wine and enojoy the family time. That is the best part right? FAMILY. What would I do without my amazing family? This year I'm thankful for my husband, we have been threw hell and back. He's still my best friend even threw it all. I can't imagine a life without him. My amazing son, he's been my friend, my rock and my life. My daughter, she is amazing, finding her own way in the world. My parents, they have supported me threw good and bad. I am truly blessed. I thank God everyday for my family! Thanksgiving is finally a holiday for me meaning "Thanks" not about the food we eat but about the the belssing in our lives! A very thankful...Lou (~.~)
3 years post op!
Aug 29, 2011
I like being skinny
Jul 14, 2010
What I've learned about WLS in 15 months ;)
Jan 08, 2010
2. I don't take any meds, only vitamins. Goodbye BP meds, asthma meds and anti depressants. Hello healthy!
3. My body looks like a train wreck. Yes I said it, a twisted metal train wreck. But you know what? Who gives a shit! Thank God for Kymaro body shapers and sucker in underwear. BONUS:I can now get my belly button and my nipples pierced all with one needle at the same time. Thank God I don't live in a nudist camp or everyone would need therapy.
4. You put up with alot of bullshit. The caddy things people say like I can't afford to just have surgery like you did or that was the easy way out. Your fat friends that now glare at you. Your family that tells you now you are too skinny. Your husband or Sig OT that loves the new you but is jealous of all the attention you now get. Being asked " Can you eat that?" Shut up, I know what I can eat! DAMN!
5. Where did half my friends go? You know the ones that called every Friday night to go out to dinner and drink? The ones that you were always bigger than? Where the hell did they go? Every time I'm at the grocery store I'm looking for them on the milk carton.
6. Eating is like a job. Some days I would rather take a leave of absence then drink another protein drink. Food is no longer pleasure to me. I would rather not have to stop to eat. Things I use to love taste like crap. I'm a cheap date. I can share off your plate, really I won't eat much. You won't even miss it.
7. I'm embarrassed to tell people how much weight I've lost. Person: " How much weight have you lost?" Me: "164lbs" Person:"WOW" ( but they look like someone punched them in the gut) Like they are thinking holy crap you were a real fat ass, I don't remember you being THAT big. Well I was, I'm not now so lets move on.
8. No I haven't gone ape shit! Just because I wanted to wear a feathered skirt for NYE and dance like I was in the movie flash dance doesn't mean I've gone mad. I have alot of time to make up for. I want to get out and dance and act crazy like you do when you are young and feel good. I missed out on that because I had no energy. Get on board with this, lets have some fun! LIFE IS FUN!
9. Nothing tastes as good as thin feels. BS? not really. I feel so damn good! I can't think of anything I used to eat that tasted as good as I feel right now. Trust me if I could think of something to eat that would make me feel this good I would eat it. Would I ever! I don't miss the sugar lows or that stuffed feeling like after eating Thanksgiving dinner. While everyone sits around complaining they are stuffed I just sit and smile.
10. Lastly I would like to say to the new people just starting out. The road that you are traveling isn't an easy one. I would hope no one has major surgery and thinks its a cake walk and magically the weight just falls off and then you can skip down a lovely little path right on to the rest of your life. Snap out of it! Its a life style change. There are bumps in any road. Follow the rules, take your vitamins and simmer down. It really does get easier as time goes on. Its all a routine part of your life and life is just normal now. All good things are coming your way, all in good time. I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING! ;) Lou
13 months and -158
Nov 22, 2009
- 143 and Surgiversary! WooHoo!
Oct 04, 2009
Eleven months -138
Sep 08, 2009
I'm so amazed at this journey. Never ever in my life did I think that I could loose this much weight. I feel like I've been given a whole new chance at life. I'm thrilled with my results and just keep plugging along. Slow and steady. I posted something earlier and I'm going to talk about here a little too. This question keeps popping up in my mind. Can I just be happy at the moment? Can I? I hope so! I find myself wanting more and more. As far as weigh loss, I still have around 25 lbs from my doctors goal. My arms are horrific, I have this fat roll around my middle that's not going to go away without surgery, my arms either for that matter. I weigh myself everyday, sometimes several times a day. Like the weight is going to magically fall off sometime between the time I get up and the time I go to bed. For years I wouldn't even get on a scale, forget about it! But now I'm almost obsessed! I have been thinking that this journey is all about my health. Looking better is just a wonderful side effect of the surgery. But isn't all about health? No more Rx's, no more high blood pressure, no more high cholesterol, no more asthma. This is really what its all about and I need to keep this in mind while I navigate threw my days of protein powders and vitamins. Not how I look in my new jeans or my fat roll, or arms. I just need to keep in mind that I have my health and that's something you just can't put a price on. Some people that's all they want and its not going to happen. There is no medical help for them. So I've decided from here on out there will be no more complaining about stupid fat rolls and such. I'm going to enjoy the moment and relish in my new health. I've never been this healthy in my entire life. I'm so very thankful and I'm going to start acting thankful and not being so vein. I remember a time when I would have loved to loose just 20 lbs let alone 140! This is the moment to enjoy my blessings and that's just what I intend to do. In the words of Joe Dirt....Life is a garden...dig it! On to month 12, my surgiversary! (~.~) Lou
10 months -132 and welcome to onederland! ;)
Aug 07, 2009
9 months -127 lbs
Jul 08, 2009
8 months -120lbs (~.~)
Jun 03, 2009
Eight months post op is here. My weight loss this last month has been slow. BUT I think my body is taking a break and shifting around. Although I only lost 5 lbs this last month I went down several pant sizes. I've gone from a 16 to a 12 in the last month. I haven't worn a 12 in YEARS. My body looks like a train wreck. Not with clothes on, I look half way decent, but naked, its down right scary. LOL I was shopping for some clothes the other day and I was thinking I can't wear that because of my arms, I can't wear this because of my legs and then I thought screw it, I'm just going to embrace the body I have for now and wear the things that I want too. Never bothered me when I was 327 lbs, why now? Eventually I will get the plastic surgery to make me look half way human when I'm undressed but not for a couple of years. This is recomended by my doctor. I can wait but until then I say if you don't like what your looking at then you best turn your head. HAHA! This is the first summer in like 5 that I'm going to wear shorts. I even wore a short jean skirt to work and got compliments. I'm going to get airbrush tanning done and maybe this will help out also. The strangest thing is the people that don't know who you are. I've had people I've known for a long time walk right by and look right at me. I know I've changed, but really I can't be recognized? Weird, I guess when you look at yourself everyday you don't realize how dramatic the transformation is. I still don't get this part at all. My energy level is threw the roof. I can get up early and go until the wee hours of the morning. I don't even require the amount of sleep that I used to. This has been my favorite part, just feeling good and not being tired. Its been a real blessing for me and my family. I want to shout off the roof tops....I LOVE MY RNY!!!!!! ;) Lou