10 months out - here's whats happening!
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, 08-24-2014 at 01:58 PM (1623 Views)
10 months out - surgery November 4, 13. First I have lost just a 6 pounds shy of 100 pounds since the beginning of this journey when I first went to the dietitian 2 + years ago - I am down 70 pounds from surgery 10 months ago. I feel awesome. I love how I look and can wear about anything I want. I was wearing a tight 16/18 at the beginning of this journey and am now comfortably in an 8 and just ordered some size 6 jeans & shorts. Best decision I ever, ever made for myself. ever. If you are on the fence - do it if you can. I have struggled with my weight my entire life - yet when I started this journey i doubted whether I was "big" enough for this surgery - I was., the doctor told me he wished more would do it sooner rather than later before more health issues began to surface. I have been a slow loser from day one & I lost a majority of my post surgical weight in the 1st 6 months, but the scale drops a pound here & there and I am happy with where I am even if I never lost another pound. I am still about 9 pounds from my goal but will be happy to get there by the year anniversary. Wish I could say I worked my butt off exercising but that would be a lie. I walk the dogs, I climb on the treadmill now & again, but nothing like many of you do. I eat sensibly - protein first always, then whatever. I have given up pop, daily sweets etc. If someone has a birthday I have a pc of cake but that is it. I am content. Happy. Yet always petrified of gaining it back. I am going on a all inclusive trip to mexico with three of my skinny friends (I have always been the chubby one) - and although I have sags, I am thrilled & not at all concerned this time about laying on a beach chair next to them. One day at a time. I thank GOD for the friend that encouraged me, told me I wasn't too small at the beginning (even though I was unable to see how really overweight I was), and grateful for the insurance that paid for this surgery - I lost that insurance due to my husband losing his job just 5 months after my surgery. I love my new body - even with it's many imperfections and I feel like I am 10 years younger. There isn't a day that goes by that someone doesn't tell me they hardly recognize me - I pick & choose who I confide in depending on if they are friends or just nosy! I always tell people, even if I don't confide that it was gastric surgery, I always say it was a 2 year journey with lots of help from my doctor & GOD. Most people don't press beyond that. I love to find out how others who had surgery around the same time frame as I did are doing so thought I would write. I rarely come on the boards anymore - though I was obsessive for the first 6 months on here - my doctor tells me that this is my life now - not a diet and not a phase - thanks to everyone who are on these forums & blogs. This support and the ability to ask questions helped me through those really tough months following my surgery. I will be forever grateful. I check back from time to time and smile when I see some of the initial panic from those that have just had surgery and are worried they haven't lost much weight. It doesn't happen overnight - there is no magic here but it does happen for most of us if we follow our doctor's orders. My heart goes out to those that haven't lost with this surgery. Those that had complications. We all went into this doubting that this would work. Prayers for those having a hard time - keep coming back for support. Those on this forum are such a valuable resource for support.