One year ago today
Hey everybody!
I don't post much. I'm mainly a lurker because I'm very shy
, but I get a lot of info and support from reading everyone's posts. I wanted to post today because it's been 1 year since my surgery and I wanted to share with you all. Hopefully this post might help others like others' posts have helped me.
I weighed 279 a year ago at 5'4". Today, I weigh 163. I wear mainly size 14 bottoms with some size 12s and mostly medium to large tops. Last year I was a size 24-26w or a 2-3x. While I really had no major health problems before surgery, I feel healthier, stronger, and happier than I've ever been. This surgery was one of the best things I could have done for myself and even though I was self pay and the surgery had put me $21000 in debt, I would have done it again.
Last week, I had my 1 year follow up with my surgeon, an appointment I had been putting off for 3 weeks because I was afraid he would be disappointed with my weight loss because in a way I was a little disappointed.
Why was I disappointed? I mean a 116lbs loss isn't chump change and going down to a size 12-14 is wonderful. A BMI of around 28 ain't bad either. So what gives?
I guess I wanted to be "normal". You know: a BMI between 20-25, around 138 lbs, and a size 6-8. Well the follow up appt. helped me realize what had slowly been dawning on me for those 3 weeks I had put off that follow up. I am normal.
You see at that appointment, the nutritionist, the surgeon, and the physician's assistant, they all said that I didn't need to lose any more. WOW!
And for some reason the fact that these people were telling me something that I had begun to think about is what drove it home. I look and feel DAMN good the way I am. I really don't want to lose anymore and it feels great having these people confirm that I don't have to lose any more.
So the gist of this rather long rambling is this: don't play the numbers game. Don't become so wrapped up in lbs, inches, dress sizes, and BMI's that you overlook that YOU look and feel good. You can't target where the weight will come off from, so while you might want to lose more in your stomach, it might come off from your face, shoulders, chest, etc.
I hope this made sense to someone and forgive me if I rambled.
Peace out.
Sarah
Lap RNY 2/21/05
5'4"
294/279/163
highest/surgery/current
I don't post much. I'm mainly a lurker because I'm very shy, but I get a lot of info and support from reading everyone's posts. I wanted to post today because it's been 1 year since my surgery and I wanted to share with you all. Hopefully this post might help others like others' posts have helped me.
I weighed 279 a year ago at 5'4". Today, I weigh 163. I wear mainly size 14 bottoms with some size 12s and mostly medium to large tops. Last year I was a size 24-26w or a 2-3x. While I really had no major health problems before surgery, I feel healthier, stronger, and happier than I've ever been. This surgery was one of the best things I could have done for myself and even though I was self pay and the surgery had put me $21000 in debt, I would have done it again.
Last week, I had my 1 year follow up with my surgeon, an appointment I had been putting off for 3 weeks because I was afraid he would be disappointed with my weight loss because in a way I was a little disappointed. Why was I disappointed? I mean a 116lbs loss isn't chump change and going down to a size 12-14 is wonderful. A BMI of around 28 ain't bad either. So what gives? I guess I wanted to be "normal". You know: a BMI between 20-25, around 138 lbs, and a size 6-8. Well the follow up appt. helped me realize what had slowly been dawning on me for those 3 weeks I had put off that follow up. I am normal. You see at that appointment, the nutritionist, the surgeon, and the physician's assistant, they all said that I didn't need to lose any more. WOW! And for some reason the fact that these people were telling me something that I had begun to think about is what drove it home. I look and feel DAMN good the way I am. I really don't want to lose anymore and it feels great having these people confirm that I don't have to lose any more.
So the gist of this rather long rambling is this: don't play the numbers game. Don't become so wrapped up in lbs, inches, dress sizes, and BMI's that you overlook that YOU look and feel good. You can't target where the weight will come off from, so while you might want to lose more in your stomach, it might come off from your face, shoulders, chest, etc.
I hope this made sense to someone and forgive me if I rambled.
Peace out.
Sarah
Lap RNY 2/21/05
5'4"
294/279/163
highest/surgery/current 
Congrats to you.
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