11 weeks and 70lbs gone!!

Nov 07, 2010

Today, my husband and I went out and celebrated the fact that I have lost 70 pounds as of today!!  WOOHOO!!  I am almost 11 weeks out.  I have never been so happy in my life!!
I have lived the past few years in misery at almost 400lbs.  I had stopped living, and never left my house much, and most of all, almost never left my bed.  It was the only place that I didnt feel all the pain from my back, knees, hips that being so obese does to you.  Life was passing me by.  I had tried diet after diet, only to lose, then regain, the old roller coaster ride that most of you all know so well.  I have NEVER lost 70lbs ever!!  This is sooooo amazing to me!! I can barely contain myself! I want to shout from the roof tops..."I"VE LOST 70 pounds!!"  It just feels so damn good!! I can walk so much more, I can stand for long periods of time, I am free of my prison that the weight was holding me in. 
Today, I got up early, cook turkey bacon, swept the kitchen floor while it was cooking, dusted the living room, tidied up the house, prepared a crock pot roast, potatoes and carrots, danced around the kitchen, none of which I have done in a LONG time.... and felt more alive than I have in years!  The weight loss is a new life for me. 
After church, we went to a bookstore, shopping, and then out to lunch (Applebees) where I ate ONE provalone stuffed meatball, one bite of fettacini noodle, and two boneless chicken wings, and I was not only full, but fully satisfied!!  AMAZING!! I can honestly say   I. LOVE. MY. SLEEVE!!!!
sooo much!! 

To anyone hesitating about surgery....go for it!! sure, it is not easy the first month, but it is so totally worth it in the long run!! My health is so much better, I have dropped two of my former meds, and I dont get out of breath anymore.  My blood pressure is almost normal. 
Sure, I am still a heavy weight and still weigh over 300lbs.. but you know what? today, I feel like the skinniest person in the world!!  I can eat anything, have never been sick or miserable and the weight is coming off.  WOW...  Im still in shock.  Sometimes I think...is this real? or will I wake up and find out that my scale was wrong and the weight is suddenly back? 

Thanks for listening to my gushing, I am just so happy and had to shout it to the world!!
RUN, don't walk to the nearest surgeon!!  It will change your life, it did mine!!
my name is Cheryl and I approved of this message!!  :)  :)  :)
Can you imagine what I will be like when I lose even more?? I can't even imagine it...but I'm really looking forward to it!! I'm so enjoying this journey!!

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