1st surgiversary - Can you believe its came so fast?

ALESIA1966
on 6/5/06 9:47 pm - New Bern, NC

Hi Everyone, I sit here today amazed that 1 year has passed again, so fast and yet so much has happened to change in my life...First I say to myself, "why did I wait so long to have this surgery?" I should have done it several years ago when I first heard about it - then the old self doubt comes knocking and I say to myself, well you didn't do it because you kept thought you could do it on your own, after all if "I just stuck to a diet for a whole year I could have lost weight too" (and of course some of my acquaintances still say that)...We all know the struggle to goes with the 2nd self-doubting question...I tried so many diets/plans/lifestyle changes over the last 10 years, losing and regaining, then gaining even more... BUT - Today, is a day of celebration...I am 1 year out from RNY...I feel good about myself, for the 1st time, I don't feel like I am depriving myself to keep the weight off...I've met my goal and surpassed it...I've had a few blips along the way - 2 kidneystone attacks and a hernia the size of your fist ...But I gained knowledge for both of them - I must drink more and drinking more (plain water especially) really helped with several things, like pooping and better skin ; the hernia gained me the okay for my insurance to pay for the panni removal too - that could not have excited me more, because I could never have paid for this on my own any time soon - my doc did a fantastic job, the only hard part is getting used to how I look without my lower stomach (its a little weird, I've had a pouch since I was 13)... What a WONDERFUL year...So much lost and gained...Happy Surgiversary to all of you and me too!...We come a long way...I wish everyone the best as you make it to your next goal on the journey...The honeymoon is NOT over

, lets make this only last a lifetime... Alesia 249/125/hernia & panni 5/24/06

Kelli Jo
on 6/5/06 11:53 pm - Katrina Land, LA

RNY on 06/22/05

Congrats! What a difference a year makes.

Cindy *.
on 6/6/06 12:40 am - Elkmont, AL

RNY on 06/20/05

Congrats Alesia!!! You've come a long way in 12 short months! My surgiversary is the 20th! Cindy 234/142/134

Wendy Kipp
on 6/6/06 4:27 am - MI

RNY on 06/01/05

HAPPY SURGIVERSARY!!!! I know how important this date is to all of us. Although I didnt party or anything it was a day of reflection. You are right to say that this is a lifetime commitment. I am going to be successful and I know you all will be too. Congrats on the loss and the other blessings in your life. Wendy

Scrappin Gal
on 6/6/06 11:37 am - Corona, CA

RNY on 06/23/05

What a wonderful reflection of this past year, the good and the bad. Happy surgiversary to you! You have done amazingly well! Congratulations! Hugs, Kerri