Happy 4th of July....Happy 9 month Anniversary!!!!!

Happy 4th of July and Happy 9 Month Anniversary to us 10/04ers! I feel almost like this is my "State of the Weight" speech. (State of the Union? I know, dumb lol) So much to be appreciative of over the last 9 months. It's very ironic, I gained almost 100lbs when I was pregnant with my daughter, 13 years ago. Took me 9 months to put it on, 13 years to figure out how to get it off, and 9 months to get it back off. Ironic huh? I am currently at my pre-pregnancy weight and lost another pound this morning. I am really struggling right now to lose more than 1lb a week. My head is confusing because I am really bored at night and get the munchies. I am fighting with that right now, and think that I finally figured it out. Things I have accomplished in the last 9 months: I take only calcium and a multi-vitamin, instead of 5 different scripts. I can go out and eat and not worry about fitting in a booth I can CROSS MY LEGS!!!!!! I really DO have a belly button in there I can sleep at night and move without having the boxspring creak I can walk with out having to stop to catch my breath. I can bike 6 miles and just feel slightly tired I don't sweat like I used too, instead, just glisten I got a new job in February to help me change my old "routine" I can park in the farthest lot and not be winded when I get to the office I can deliver papers on my new paper route and feel a little winded I can shave my legs without sitting in the tub I can FIT in the tub with room on both sides I can reach my toenails to paint them. Each week a different color I can go throughout the day not worrying about what I am going to make for dinner I can eat and be full without being "thanksgiving stuffed" I can eat out with friends and family and enjoy the conversation, rather than stuffing my face I can shop at Wal-mart, Target, K-mart in MY size. I can get rid of my subscriptions to Roamans, Catherine's, Lane Bryant I can wear capris and feel great about myself. I can buckle my seatbelt without pulling it all the way out I have moved my seat closer to the steering wheel in my mustang I have given away more donations to good will in the past 9 months than I have in the past 30 years. I can put my swimsuit on and feel ok with myself to go swimming I can fit in a movie theater seat with room on each side. I can turn off the computer, knowing it will still be there tomorrow. I am not a hostage in my own home anymore I have better SEX than I have in years. This has resparked our relationship in so so many ways! My husband can put his arms ALL the way around me I weigh less than my husband and can wear his clothes So many things have changed, and so many more will change. I am thrilled and so extremely grateful for the opportunity to have this surgery that deeply changed my life. Sappy, I know, but fortunate and lucky to be alive and kicking. Here's to the next chapter in our lives Molly

MOLLY, HAPPY 4th OF JULY TO YOU. HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A SAFE, HAPPY AND HEALTHY DAY. ISN'T IT AMAZING TO THINK THAT IN THREE MONTHS WE'LL BE A YEAR OUT FROM OUR SURGERY? AND HOW OUR LIVES HAVE CHANGED. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT ALL OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SUCH AS WALKING MILES, BIKING FOR MILES, CROSSING OUR LEGS, etc . . . I CONTIUNE TO THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR GIVING ME THE STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO GO THROUGH W/ THE SURGERY. AT ONE POINT I HAD DECIDED TO CANCEL THE SURGERY BECAUSE OF MOM BEING DIAGNOSED W/ CANCER THREE WEEKS BEFORE MY SURGERY DATE. NOW I'M GLAD THAT I DIDN'T BECAUSE SHE GOT TO SEE THE BEGINING OF MY TRANSFORMATION BEFORE SHE DIED IN MAY. I MISS HER EVERY DAY BUT KNOW SHE WAS HAPPY AND TOOK GREAT ENJOYMENT CLOCKING THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO WALK 2.5mi AND TO SEE THE RESULTS. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. DONNA, SFY

HAPPY 4TH Molly!!! Wow...I so loved reading your FREEDOM list!!!! I, too, am grateful for this surgery and getting my life back. It's been the best thing I've done for myself since marrying my dear sweet hubby who has always loved me unconditionally....well, with the one condition that I love him back, that is... Anyway.....thanks so much for posting what so many of us feel. Have a GREAT day!! Susan