6 months out

March 19th marked my 6 month anniversary. I really am so proud of myself, though I thought I'd be at least 100 pounds down by now, I'm still happy with my results because my life is changing so much. I see how people treat you differently. I get people who actually look me in the eye-though I thought they always did, but now it seems like they're really listening to me. I have an amazing amount of energy. I can run up and down and up and down the stairs at home. I no longer take the elevator up 2 floors at work-I take the stairs. I walk the long way to the bathroom. I "forget" to eat! Imagine that! I still have head hunger-when I'm bored, or if I argue with my husband, or have a stressful deadline at work-I do get the urge to nibble, but I always remember that my tool was a God given gift-not to be abused, so I quickly bring myself back to earth and get my head straight. I excercise and remember that I have to take care of me first and foremost before my family or anyone else so I can be there for them in 10, 15, 20 years. I have still about 100 pounds to go and another year to do it, so I'm going to get on my grind and up my excercise and really concentrate even more on what goes into my mouth. Overall, I feel blessed to have been able to have this surgery and I would do it all over again without a second thought! Good luck to all pre-ops, post ops and no-ops.

Nicole, Congrats on your 6 month success! I will be 6 months out tomorrow and I agree with everything you said. I feel SO much better physically, can keep up with my 4 young children and still have some energy left over at the end of the day. What a blessing, I feel very grateful to have been able to help myself this way. Michelle

Hey sweetie i am new to this board just found it. I am 6 months out as of March 11th and have lost 110lbs. I know where you are coming from, where you said they treat you different, and i mean i have people who dont even know me until i open my mouth. now the main thing i hate is when they ask what about your husband how does he feel and he is really going to have to keep an eye on you. No he does not. I tell them as long as he keeps all 4 burners and the oven lit he has nothing to worry about. Like now i dont hardley go around my family because i know i am going to be the subject of the day. Now that is soooooooo funny because you would think i would want all this attention but not at my husbands expenice. I dont want to make him feel bad.

Congradulations on your 6 months out.

Hi Nicole, I'm so proud of you too....I am now 9 months out but I saw that when I was 6 months out how everyone treated me so differently & you know what I enjoyed it. No more eyes turned downward while speaking to me as if they should ever have done that in the first place. I too have that bored nippling feeling every now & then but I do not let it get to me too much. I will drink a little bit of coffee and sit & try to calm myself down. I too feel that God would never want me to be abused in any way by anyone....and that is what keeps me going strong with my weight loss. I now only have 10# to go to my goal weight. You will get there too, do not give up, do not look back, just go forward....one minute, one second, one day at a time....God will provide your perfect weight if you open your heart to him. Much luck & success. Phyllis S.

Thank you Phyllis! I'm now 9 months out too and almost to 100 pounds down! YESS! Thanks for the advice. Good luck to you too! Nicole