1 year ago today....what a ride!
Hello Everyone! 
Wow..exactly 1 year ago right now I was laying on the operating table having my life forever changed! I had done a TON of reasearch on Gastric Bypass, but nothing prepares you for it until you live it day by day and stage by stage. I would like to offer some thoughts...I have been far from perfect. I could have excersised more, gotten my water in better. I did make sure and get my protein in each and every day. I do still take my vitamins and Citrical religously. I have not had a serving of refined sugar....I have had a couple of m & m's, a bite of cake, a taste of something, but I still at 1 year do not know if I dum*****t. I don't want to know.....
I eat carbs....the first 6 months I kept them to a mimimum. I just found that if I mixed my foods up my loss was more consistent and I was more satisfied. I still sometimes take that one bite too many and then have to throw up....old habits die hard. I still struggle with the image in the mirror....I was at one time 270 lbs. I was 222 lbs. day of surgery, on December 14th I had an extensive panniculectumy (8 1/2 lbs. of skin removed) and a Breast lift/augmentation. This morning I weighed 137 lbs. I wear size small and medium in tops, 6/8 in pants. I hope that my brain will accept my image sometime soon. This surgery does not "cure" us of our emotional attachment to food, it does help us "control" it. I can't stress enough how important support groups are....go...go...go!
I am a recovering food addict...I always will be.
I have met some wonderful Lifelong friends through this whole process...they have been such a integral part of my journey.
I can run now....not like a marathon...in a park with my daughter..and she thinks that is very cool! I can cross my legs, tie my shoes in the middle, sit in all kinds of seats without spilling over into the next one. I can do subway stairs and not huff and puff. I live in Florida and am not afraid of being outside and sweating like a pig. I can do anything and not be afraid that people are staring at me.
I go to restaurants, parties, wherever and I enjoy myself. I am living life, not letting it pass me by!
All my best to all of you wonderful people wherever you are in your journey!!
Lori
222/137/1??
laprny 1-6-04
plastics 12-14-04
Wow..exactly 1 year ago right now I was laying on the operating table having my life forever changed! I had done a TON of reasearch on Gastric Bypass, but nothing prepares you for it until you live it day by day and stage by stage. I would like to offer some thoughts...I have been far from perfect. I could have excersised more, gotten my water in better. I did make sure and get my protein in each and every day. I do still take my vitamins and Citrical religously. I have not had a serving of refined sugar....I have had a couple of m & m's, a bite of cake, a taste of something, but I still at 1 year do not know if I dum*****t. I don't want to know.....
I eat carbs....the first 6 months I kept them to a mimimum. I just found that if I mixed my foods up my loss was more consistent and I was more satisfied. I still sometimes take that one bite too many and then have to throw up....old habits die hard. I still struggle with the image in the mirror....I was at one time 270 lbs. I was 222 lbs. day of surgery, on December 14th I had an extensive panniculectumy (8 1/2 lbs. of skin removed) and a Breast lift/augmentation. This morning I weighed 137 lbs. I wear size small and medium in tops, 6/8 in pants. I hope that my brain will accept my image sometime soon. This surgery does not "cure" us of our emotional attachment to food, it does help us "control" it. I can't stress enough how important support groups are....go...go...go!
I am a recovering food addict...I always will be.
I have met some wonderful Lifelong friends through this whole process...they have been such a integral part of my journey.
I can run now....not like a marathon...in a park with my daughter..and she thinks that is very cool! I can cross my legs, tie my shoes in the middle, sit in all kinds of seats without spilling over into the next one. I can do subway stairs and not huff and puff. I live in Florida and am not afraid of being outside and sweating like a pig. I can do anything and not be afraid that people are staring at me.
I go to restaurants, parties, wherever and I enjoy myself. I am living life, not letting it pass me by!
All my best to all of you wonderful people wherever you are in your journey!!
Lori
222/137/1??
laprny 1-6-04
plastics 12-14-04 
BEAUTIFUL
RUTH B. 
Lori 
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