Not 2 years yet but I am going to update

Hello all. I was in  Fort Mcmurray this past weekend and I did something I had not done in over 2 years. I had a pepsi with a shot of rye whiskey.  I did not know what would happenm if I dranlk pepsi and would not dare to try it but I was in a dance bar in Fort Mac and did not know what else tp order because rye and pepsi is all I have ever liked all of my life. It went down well. No after effect. My stomach did not explode. It tasted good with the rye.The biggest differene is how my body handles alchol now. I get tipsy after only one or two mouthfuls and can get drunk on one drink. I do not get stomach sick nor do I throw up. I do however sober up really fast like within an hour I am dead sober.

I am still watching my weight, I have a HUGE flesh apron with a couple of spare tires to boot. All of it just skin. If it were not for the excess skin, I would be quite thin. I have a 30 inch waist. Don't know my hip size because of all of the skin.The year that I had my R N Y my waist was 68 inches. I find I really hate the way I look. I am as self conscious of the skin as I ever was of the fat. Win some, lose some.

I do weigth myself every morning but it does not affect my day. If I am up I examine if I have had a BM or if I have eaten salty or sweet or gotten enough fluids the day before, Then I am aware i I need to eat better or get more fluids or need another stool softner. One of these usually corrects the problem within a day or so. I am still hovering around the 175ish mark. i am happy here. I don't really care if I lose more or not. I am carrying about 8 to 10 poiunds of excess skin sround so no biggie, I wear size 12 due to my flesh apron. I could fit into a size 10 otherwise. SUCKS

My face is a mean mess of wrinkles. My Mom died in Sept at the age of 84 with hardly a wrinlke and here I am a hanging sagging mess. I look OK walking down the street but I know what the real me look like
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Almost 2 years out I still watch very carefully what I put into my mouth. I don't tempt fate. I don't eat very much that I shouldn't so I don't eat it and regret it later., Regrets won't make you thin and slips count. Every one of them. I have not regained my weight but it is a battle. One I am never sure I will go on winning but I will go on giving it my all.
 
No excuses/no regrets

On a brighter note, my ex came back to me and asked me to marry him. I sad yes so I guess there is a wedding in the offing.

Wow Marymother good update. Sorry to hear about your excess skin problems. I hope some day you will have the funds for some cosmetic surgery if that is your desire. Congrats on maintaining your weight, by far the hardest part of the journey in my opinion. Also congrats on your upcoming wedding. Obviously your ex likes you the way you are as he asked you to marry him. Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy 2011!    Trish

Congrats to you! A guess a wedding will be in the future? |So golad things are going well for you! Take care!

Thank you Mary and Trish. Yep if I ever win a lottery there will be a whole mess of cutting and sewing going on. LOL

 We are supposed to get married this summer, No big flash do. Just 2 off us and a couple of friends do the deed and be done with it. No really, I am excited.

I still miss pork chops. Have never been able to eat them since surgery. I used to sit down to 7 porkchops with a couple of potatoes and beets. Now can't even eat one. Ironic or what?

Good for you Mary. You deserve to be thin & happy!