7 years!!

I just got a message this morning that  7 years ago today My Life changed forever! I feel fortunate that I have stayed within 10lbs of my goal weight since then! But to be totaly honest I work hard at it!! I for the most par****ch what I eat and I make some form of exercise a daily activity!!! Has it been a struggle?? You bet!! Did I think that this was going to cure all my weight problems if I just did nothing and eat less Sure I was that naive, but I have learned through my journey is two things 1. if you slip your tool does work and you can get back on track  2. if you don't exercise and make it part of your daily routine then at some point you will struggle with gaining weight back! Now to the good things. How has my life been in the last 7 years. Well I have learned my limitations. I still can't eat great amounts of Sugar and everyonce in a while Water still doesn't sit well with me. I have been able to persue one of my favorite hobbies on a greater scale and that is traveling and taking pictures of the places I have been. as most of us know being obese and trying to ride on a plane is the most miserable experience a person can have.I have tried things I didn't think I ever would, like Running a 5k and trying Stand Up Paddle boarding while in Hawaii in November!  I think this site is a great site and I used it when I first had surgery as a great support tool. Unfortunatly as we go along in this journey we have a tendency to move on and not be on here as much. It has been for the most part a life changing and wonderful experience. Do I know what the future holds with this surgery? Do any of us? All I know that for me having this surgery 7 years ago today was for me the greatist thing I ever did for myself do I have any regrets? you bet my biggest regret is I wish I could have done this surgery years before I did and I wonder if I had done this as a young adult how different my life would have changed!!
Good luck to all of you on your journey it has been a god send for me.

I haven't seen you on here in forever.....I used to be Adrainnamae....I always read your posts, you are wise.....

Congrats on 7 years, sounds like you have it figured out....Everything you wrote is correct....It takes work, exercise, etc....Nothing worth having is easy....

Kelly

Thanks for the post. 
Good encouragement for us newbies.

Hello....nice to see you again...it has been awhile.

Congratulations on your 7 Year Surgiversary!!!

Sounds like you are doing great!!

Hugs...connie d

Just what I needed to hear today. Thank you and congratulations.

JIMMYV!!! Excellent, as always, to see the vets on here! So glad you checked in & shared.

Happy surgiversary to you! I love that you've kept your weight in check, too.

Isn't the pain of maintain better than the pain of re-gain??

Much love to you - keep rockin' the world!