Trish-hoping
Three Years Out
Jan 03, 2014
Well it has been a couple of years, almost three since I posted last. Here we are at Jan 2014 wow. Things have changed but some remain the same. I am currently weighing in at around 220. I have maintained my weight give or take a few pounds for at least two years now. I have to really watch the grazing and what I choose to eat. The amount has not greatly increased thank goodness, I still eat about a cup or a bit more depending on what it is. Better choices equals feeling better now. It isn't all about weight loss anymore it's about how I feel. I had my extended tummy tuck with anchor cut in Nov 2012 with Dr. Abdel Raouf Ismail in Fredericton, NB, just an hour from where I live. I feel he did a great job. A little pucker on my right hip that could use fixing the next time I have surgery. I love my tummy and have to watch if I gain a few pounds it looks funny on my upper stomache and sticks out there. I did scar quite badly above the belly button but it is fading some with time. Over all well worth the money and healing process. I look better in clothing and tighter shirts now. Still could certainly lose more weight but would have to be willing to change my habits and exercise more to maintain a greater loss. My quality of life is very good and my marriage relationship only gets better and better. I have more fun and don't think at all about chairs, showers and washroom facilities the way I did when I was obese. It is a huge relief to be a helpmate to my husband instead of him having to help me with everything. We are certainly more equals now and work together on things, that is such a gift. I still love my sleeve and thank God everyday for a second chance. I do get lazy with my eating and fall into bad habits and have to force myself to snap out of it. Maintenance takes work, more than losing did and I work at it plenty. If I didn't I would gain right back up again. Could use a bit more discipline lately and am trying to get away from sweets again....it will always be an ongoing battle but well worth the fight! I have a dream to have more cosmetic surgery some day should our finances improve. My legs are a mess and my arms could use surgery and also a breast lift but it isn't all necessary for health, just vanity and comfort. I still plan to someday, maybe when I'm 45 or so I hope. For now I am enjoying life. I have had some problems with my right knee for about 6 months. Had an xray and waiting on results. I am wondering if ten years of carrying all that weight did some damage but am hoping its fixable...meanwhile I work at Tim Hortons on the Beardsley Rd since July 13 to help with finances and Jonathan started in June with his Dad after we discontinued our woods business. Thats all for now, kids are great and growing up fast. Later gator...
