I have turned 1 year ole!!!
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
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