9 Months Post VGS

Today I am a bit past 9 months. The VGS, despite some of the challenges (toad froth, ew) has been one of the best decisions I've made.

Best things:

1. Down 84 lbs, and 60.5 inches
2. All clothes lay flat on me (I'm kind of a rectangle shape person with skinny legs)
3. I can wear corduroy without making a noise, lol
4. No more Type 2 diabetes, normal cholesterol

Challenges:

1. Toad froth when I eat to quickly and sometimes, for no reason I've figured ou

2. Skin has cleared up without sugars! So I'm cool with wrinkles, but wrinkles and pimples were not fair

3. I see bones that seem out of place (or unfamiliar to me, anyway)

4. Finding maintenance rhythm. I think this is because I hit goal kind of early, so my stomach has not quite caught up with me.

5. Feeling -- fatter than when I was big; working on it with journaling and some counseling

Congratulations! Just starting this road and it is great to see your post, on issues and getting your goal so fast. Be proud and just keep working on accepting and see what you have done!

Congratulations! I hope you feel proud of yourself. You have done something amazing.

Thank you for posting your success. These posts, people's before and after shots, etc are so encouraging --- especially at moments when I feel so so so far away from my goal (and yes, still wonder if I made a big mistake). And thank you for posting your challenges. It's a great reminder that this is a process -- one's "goal weight" isn't necessarily the "goal line".

It's about the health changes for me -- way better than I've been in 15 years. :)