As of October 18th it’s officially been 1 year since I had surgery. The year has flown by. I’ve lost 118 pounds. 264 to 146. I’m 5’9 so that pretty small for me. I thought my goal weight was unrealistic because I read most people lose about 70%, but I’m 4 pounds under it. Weight loss obviously has dramatically slowed down, but I’m still loosing. My doctor told me stop losing weight as if I control it. Despite the infection I had after surgery and the complications I’ve had since I had to have my gallbladder removed....I’m still so very happy. I don’t think about food all time like I did after surgery. I feel normal.
The only odd thing I’ve noticed is with clothes sizes. I haven’t been this thin in maybe 9 years. I used to weigh 10-15 pounds less but wore bigger sizes. I think vanity sizing might be why. Even when I was underweight as a teenager I was a juniors size 9. Now I’m a juniors 5 and can squeeze my extra skin into my daughters size 3s. Just odd. I have no butt now. Flat as a sheet of paper so maybe that’s why.
I no longer have sleep apnea. My blood pressure is perfect. My knee that I hurt long ago doesn’t ache all the time. I used to get chronic UTIs every 2-3 months and I haven’t had one since January.
I did develop really bad nummular eczema for the first time in my life. I’m not sure if it’s possibly related or triggered by the sleeve or the gallbladder removal?
Well that’s all I got. I wish I had before pictures to post with an after...but when I was super heavy I hid from cameras like the plague.
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