Saying HI!!!

I don't post here very much anymore so wanted to say hi. For those who don't know me, I had surgery in Feb. 08 (RNY), lost 110 lbs, gained 10 and have recently lost 20 and holding steady. I would love to lost another 50 lbs and then get alot of plastic surgery done LOL.

It took me over two years to finally notice a change in how I related to food. I used to be a binge eater so quantity was my thang. After surgery, I kept trying to go back to my old ways, was sick alot of the time because of it and did develop hypoglycemia from eating too much sugar. I even started drinking on a regular basis. Through all that, I did lose alot of weight. I am not thin now but I am not morbidly obese anymore.

One of the major things I have noticed since surgery is how much energy I have. I used to oversleep and now I tend to undersleep. I actually have a social life now whereas before I used to just sit in front of the tv and eat. My life is so full now and there are so many opportunities. I can officially say I am no longer a binge eater nor am I depressed. I spent ten years chronically depressed.

This surgery truly saved my life and I am so happy that I have this tool to help me achieve the rest of my goals. Things happen for a reason and the fact that I did not lose all the weight initially might have ended up helping me make better choices in the long term to achieve my goals. I was sidelined for a couple months with back issues but I am finally feeling better so I am going to focus on getting back into the gym, eating mostly home made foods and just going out and enjoying life.

How has surgery transformed your life? What has been the most unexpected for you? One that tickles me is that I used to be a 9.5W shoe. Now I am a 8M. SO AWESOME!

Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather.

So happy you are doing well and have been able to have a better relationship with food.

Im still early out...but wearing a regular (not wide) shoe would be sweet!

i'm telling sometimes i look at the shoes i am wearing and wonder how my feet fit in there. sometimes depending on the shoe i can go even lower than an 8. its kinda awesome. my mom told me when i was a kid that i would grow into my feet. well, she lied cuz i'm 5'2" LOL

hope you are doing well.

Hi Nicole, Good to see you in a "happy place".

You are a good lady who deserves all the good you are getting from this surgery.

Peace, E

thanks ellen! love to see you online. i hope you are doing well. (((hugs)))

Nicole, I am happy that you are doing well. Hope it gets better and better for you. I hope to see you again at an OH event. You take care and keep up the good work.  Julie

thanks sweetie and i hope you are doing well too! I'm sure we will see each other soon. we'll have to have another event, and maybe i can make it out to the support group again. I just don't know when they are. i'll have to ask kelly to keep me in the loop. (((hugs)))

You're a rock star, Nic!!

And I'm so envious about your shoe size going down. I still have fat feet and need wide width!

thanks sweetie. i am so proud of you rocking your tool. i am surprised you still have wide width being such a skinny minny. it might still happen. takes awhile for your body to actually settle into itself. things keep shifting around, trust me LOL.

hope to meet you soon. you better make it out next time!

hey nicole,

im doing a little fighting with myself on the sugar thing now. i totally understand what your saying!

congrates on working through it, and your doing awesome!

brian