I have turned 1 year old!!!
I have turned 1 year old. 
To celebrate I went out with my husband and did some much needed clothes shopping for shirts. It is great being able to pick up a shirt and just buy it without having to try it on. I also bought new shoes and a new purse.
The things that I have learned in the past year:
1. Drink plenty of liquids.
2. Eat only what you have tried first at home. Do not experiment outside the house, results may not be good.
3. Listen to my body, it will tell me what I need.
4. Get plenty of sleep.
5. Take all of my pills.
6. Liquid iron tastes really bad.
7. Get plenty of exercise.
I made the best decision for myself when I decided to have the surgery, I was able to get my life back. I can fit into any chair now and not worry about getting stuck. Seatbelts actually do fit me now. I can walk into any store and pick up stuff off of the rack and just buy it. I can buy any type of shoe that strikes my fancy. People that I have been working with for the past 6 years are actually calling me skinny!! 
I can go anywhere I want to and people are not looking at me and judging me anymore. If anything, I am holding my head higher and actually am able to look people in the eye and say "Hello" or "Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening". Now there is something that I have not done in such a long time. I feel good about myself and I am proud for all the hard work and effort that I have put into myself and getting my life back. I am actually living life now!! I have new pictures to post too but I won't be able to get to that till this weekend. There is so much more to say and it is all good!!, I just wish that I had the time to list it all but I have to get ready for work.
Have a great day everyone and rememeber to be good to yourself,
Sharon J
To celebrate I went out with my husband and did some much needed clothes shopping for shirts. It is great being able to pick up a shirt and just buy it without having to try it on. I also bought new shoes and a new purse.
The things that I have learned in the past year:
1. Drink plenty of liquids.
2. Eat only what you have tried first at home. Do not experiment outside the house, results may not be good.
3. Listen to my body, it will tell me what I need.
4. Get plenty of sleep.
5. Take all of my pills.
6. Liquid iron tastes really bad.
7. Get plenty of exercise.
I made the best decision for myself when I decided to have the surgery, I was able to get my life back. I can fit into any chair now and not worry about getting stuck. Seatbelts actually do fit me now. I can walk into any store and pick up stuff off of the rack and just buy it. I can buy any type of shoe that strikes my fancy. People that I have been working with for the past 6 years are actually calling me skinny!!
I can go anywhere I want to and people are not looking at me and judging me anymore. If anything, I am holding my head higher and actually am able to look people in the eye and say "Hello" or "Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening". Now there is something that I have not done in such a long time. I feel good about myself and I am proud for all the hard work and effort that I have put into myself and getting my life back. I am actually living life now!! I have new pictures to post too but I won't be able to get to that till this weekend. There is so much more to say and it is all good!!, I just wish that I had the time to list it all but I have to get ready for work.
Have a great day everyone and rememeber to be good to yourself,
Sharon J 
My Rebirth-Day 7/10/2007 I AM 1 YEAR OLD! CURRENT BMI 35.1
**76.5" ** LOST SINCE 7/10/2007
LOST 48 LBS BEFORE SURGERY, 76 LBS SINCE SURGERY
Congratulations Sharon on your 1st year out from surgery! Isn't life just about grand on the losing side!!! Keep it up because I am telling you six years later, I am loving it still! 
“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” –Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981).
SHARON
YOU ARE 1 YEAR AND 1 DAY OLD.. 
HAPPY
TO YOU...CONGRATULATIONS!! BET YOUR FEELING LIKE WOW WHERE DID THE TIME GO. THAT IS NICE OF HUBBY TO TAKE YOU OUT CLOTHS SHOPPING... THAT'S A GOOD GUY.LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEW PICTURES OF YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE LEARNED A LOT AND IT'S GOING TO STICK WITH YOU SO YOU STAY SKINNY.
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND
JODI
Thanks you both!! I am absolutely loving this new life. I am having my co-workers take pics of me at work and I will also take some with my family at home today. Stevenis getting ready to go back to Mississippi for two weeks with my dad, he leaves on Tuesday, so I am sending him with some pics to give to my dad.
Sharon
My Rebirth-Day 7/10/2007 I AM 1 YEAR OLD! CURRENT BMI 35.1
**76.5" ** LOST SINCE 7/10/2007
LOST 48 LBS BEFORE SURGERY, 76 LBS SINCE SURGERY
Thanks for posting you things you have learned for the past year. I appreciate the advise.
Linda 
Happy 1 year surgiversary Sharon!!! You have rocked your tool well!! xoxoxo
~Katt~ Obesity Help Support Group Leader
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/abetterclassoflosers/
Sexy isn't a look, it's a state of mind. ~Me~
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Dr. Wayne Dyer~
Happy surgiversary!! You have done an amazing job...continued success.
"WLS is only for people who are ready to move past the "diet" mentality" ~Alison Brown
"WLS is not a Do-Over (repeat same mistakes = get a similar outcome.) It is a Do-BETTER (make lifestyle changes you can continue forever.)" ~ Michele Vicara aka Eggface
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