trinity P.
Wow Again I've almost missed it! 5 years postop.
Feb 07, 2014
Wow last time I was on here I had mentioned that I was pregnant. It's amazing because now my son will be 11 months in 1 week. Good news after reading my last post I was extreamly worried that I was not going to be able to lost the weight I gain through out the pregnacy. By the time I had my son I gained 24lbs. I weighed 192lbs when I gave birth (my son was 6lbs 12oz). Today I'm 171. I am so happy to say that I have 3 more baby pounds to lose. Ya ya ya, it's been hard to lose the weight but I've just really had to work on it. It's taken me about 12 weeks of really trying to lose the weight, so almost 5 years out I still have this great tool.
In two days I will be 5 years postop and I'm so happy to call myself a success. My losest weight was 158 lbs but I wasn't happy at that weight. I like being between 160 and 170 (no higher then 170). I've managed in 5 years and one pregnacy to maintain my weight. I am truly happy that I made the decision 5 years ago to have wls. It gave me the kick I needed to lose the weight and now it's up to me to keep it up.
Now that I am 5 years out I can tell you that it is so easy to put the weight back on. The only reason I'm close to my safe range is because of weight watchers. I'm am constantly watching myself and I can never just lead a normal life where food is an effortless decision. I ALWAYS need to think about what I am eating since I can very easily put the weight on. The good thing is now when I go up in my weight I have a safe number and when I get close I get right back to basics. Protein and veggies no carbs or sugars. It's easy to lose 5 or 10lbs as before wls I had to lose over 100lbs. WLS got me to where I wanted to be and I had to change my lifestyle to keep me there.
Wow I can not believe how much we can change in 5 years! When I started this process I hated who I was because of my weight, but now I'm no longer that person. I am full of confidence and I wouldn't change anything in my life.
Oh one last note before I go. I have now started a saving account so when I'm done having children I plan on having plastic surgery to remove the extra skin I have on my stomach and arms. It's not to bad but it would be amazing to just be flat one day. Also to my goal is to lose another 10lbs. The reason why, even though I've lost the baby weight my clothing doesn't fit right my son stretched my hips. I used to be a size 10 but even though I'm back to 170 I'm into a size 12 which I don't like.
My son and I chilling at home
This was me in September ready to have dinner with my husban for our Anniversary.
