Time of the month to count the things that are NOT missed...
And once again on the 5th day of the month like I have done for the past 4 years and 10 months today it is the monthly anniversary of my WLS. I have been celebrating every.single.day since I was able to get up and move around without pain 3 months after my surgery date having had a major post op complication requiring a longer hospital stay, a longer recovery period and a few interim re-hospitalizations ... once I stabilized I picked my bed up and RAN with it...and today I am still running ... there is no stopping me now ... AND should anything ever out of my control backfire or goes bad I will get SWITCHED and keep it moving ... I am certainly not going back to the days of aches and pains and meds and shortness of breath...
On the eve of my 4 years 10 months post WLS ... I did the following:
1. Did Pilates Reformer on Saturday.
2. Ran a 10K early this morning... and I ran two 20Ks so far this year..
3. Came home and cleaned my furry kritters pens and cages and changed all their hammocks and replaced all toys with new toys..
4. Made an awesome pot of split pea soup with smoked turkey legs and carrots ...YUMMY
5. Drove up to Norwich with DH and friends for some Casino fun.
6. And of course I recorded it all in my digital journal ... a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches at bay...
Sweaty after running a 10K I hugged my guys ... hmmmmmmmmmmmm I love fur .. as long as it is alive and moving...
Caspar always heads for my neck ... up one arm around my neck and crawls down to repeat again and again ... I am holding Petunia and Sebastian... Caspar around my neck and down my arm...
and Maxwell and Petunia met me at the door...
I had a bowl of AWESOME DELICIOUS SPLIT PEA SOUP ... that I made myself from scratch as we hate soup in a can and we ALL enjoyed... with a slice of toasted wheat bread...
Then I undid my extensions down and redid my hairstyle and my DH snapped my pics right before we met up with friends to drive up to the sun for a quiet evening of Casino fun ...
and because I am a picture AW I just had to strike a pose for the cameraman ... my DH
... I am surprised that today my arms are not puffy at all ... maybe my modified brachio is working almost 2 years after the fact? hmmmmmmm lets see ...or maybe the zumba toning work-out is doing wonders for my arms? who knows ...
Its been a long way yet it is all still so new ... I am hoping for the best and whatever come I am prepared to tackle it ... I have options ...because I intend to stay away from the things I do not miss...
No diabetes... in remission...
No hypertension...
No dyslipidemia...
No sleep apnea and no more CPAP
No more GERD
My joints are no longer achy and I can RUN RUN RUN RUN ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I could live my life just running ...
No more shortness of breath on exertion
No more coughing on exertion
The best thing I ever did for ME .. Having Weight Loss Surgery on 2/5/07 and rocking it like it had just happened yesterday ... TODAY IS ONCE AGAIN MY MONTHLY SURGIVERSARY AND I AM CELEBRATING ME SHAMELESSLY ... and I certainly do not miss the 203 total pounds I shed from beginning to maintenance ... and I CANT WAIT FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW TO CELEBRATE 5 YEARS ON THE JOURNEY FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR LIFE .. IT IS MY LIFE AND I AM LIVING IT!!!
I love the look and the feel and the lifestyle of health/wellness and exercise .. LOVE IT! because there is a great difference between before and after/now ... I have HEALTH AND MOBITLITY and to me it is all that matters....
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
'THERE IS NOTHING LIKE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE' indeed ... and I am forever grateful! Grateful for you too my beautiful sista..for your support and encouragement on this day.... thank you!
I tried to update my post but I couldn't .. so I posted below updated pictures wearing a couple of dresses I made for myself back in 2008 and 2010 ... an awesome tool that works for me is to check back for fit and comfort in the same clothing from maintaining at goal ... I refuse to get anything and inch bigger I am determined to run it off or get back on track LOL
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
I UPDATED MY THREAD TO ADD PICS I TOOK THIS MORNING AS I HAPPENED UPON A COUPLE OF DRESSES I MADE ONE BACK IN 2008 AT MY LOWEST WEIGHT AND ONE BACK IN 2010 A YEAR AND SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.... SO I GUESS I WILL RECOPY THE EDITED THREAD HERE...
And once again on the 5th day of the month like I have done for the past 4 years and 10 months today it is the monthly anniversary of my WLS. I have been celebrating every.single.day since I was able to get up and move around without pain 3 months after my surgery date having had a major post op complication requiring a longer hospital stay, a longer recovery period and a few interim re-hospitalizations ... once I stabilized I picked my bed up and RAN with it...and today I am still running ... there is no stopping me now ... AND should anything ever out of my control backfire or goes bad I will get SWITCHED and keep it moving ... I am certainly not going back to the days of aches and pains and meds and shortness of breath...
On the eve of my 4 years 10 months post WLS ... I did the following:
1. Did Pilates Reformer on Saturday.
2. Ran a 10K early this morning... and I ran two 20Ks so far this year..
3. Came home and cleaned my furry kritters pens and cages and changed all their hammocks and replaced all toys with new toys..
4. Made an awesome pot of split pea soup with smoked turkey legs and carrots ...YUMMY
5. Drove up to Norwich with DH and friends for some Casino fun.
6. And of course I recorded it all in my digital journal ... a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches at bay...
Sweaty after running a 10K I hugged my guys ... hmmmmmmmmmmmm I love fur .. as long as it is alive and moving...
Caspar always heads for my neck ... up one arm around my neck and crawls down to repeat again and again ... I am holding Petunia and Sebastian... Caspar around my neck and down my arm...
and Maxwell and Petunia met me at the door...
I had a bowl of AWESOME DELICIOUS SPLIT PEA SOUP ... that I made myself from scratch as we hate soup in a can and we ALL enjoyed... with a slice of toasted wheat bread...
Then I undid my extensions down and redid my hairstyle and my DH snapped my pics right before we met up with friends to drive up to the sun for a quiet evening of Casino fun ...
and because I am a picture AW I just had to strike a pose for the cameraman ... my DH
... I am surprised that today my arms are not puffy at all ... maybe my modified brachio is working almost 2 years after the fact? hmmmmmmm lets see ...or maybe the zumba toning work-out is doing wonders for my arms? who knows ...
Its been a long way yet it is all still so new ... I am hoping for the best and whatever come I am prepared to tackle it ... I have options ...because I intend to stay away from the things I do not miss...
No diabetes... in remission...
No hypertension...
No dyslipidemia...
No sleep apnea and no more CPAP
No more GERD
My joints are no longer achy and I can RUN RUN RUN RUN ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I could live my life just running ...
No more shortness of breath on exertion
No more coughing on exertion
The best thing I ever did for ME .. Having Weight Loss Surgery on 2/5/07 and rocking it like it had just happened yesterday ... TODAY IS ONCE AGAIN MY MONTHLY SURGIVERSARY AND I AM CELEBRATING ME SHAMELESSLY ... and I certainly do not miss the 203 total pounds I shed from beginning to maintenance ... and I CANT WAIT FOR TWO MONTHS FROM NOW TO CELEBRATE 5 YEARS ON THE JOURNEY FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR LIFE .. IT IS MY LIFE AND I AM LIVING IT!!!
I love the look and the feel and the lifestyle of health/wellness and exercise .. LOVE IT! because there is a great difference between before and after/now ... I have HEALTH AND MOBITLITY and to me it is all that matters....
I rocked outfits and dresses most of which I made .. some I bought .. others were gifts and some I purchased at my favorite spot in the whole wide world and the best thing about it is that 75% of all those clothes I have passed it on to friends right here on the journey ... Each year I kept a few pieces though ... like these two dresses that I made myself and I wore one in 2008 before my panniculectomy and modified brachioplasty and this morning I put that dress on and had my DH take a pic prior to coming to work ... I compared it with the picture in the same dress that I saved in my empowerment journal... a picture a day keeps the pounds away ... and YAYYYYYYYYY I am maintaining seamlessly ... lifestyle changes do pay off ... who would a thunk I am running just as well as I did on the track team back in school ... and in a couple weeks I have another big b-day coming up ... woot!
At my lowest weight post WLS in 2008 prior to panniculectomy and brachioplasty and the last picture is me wearing the same dress this morning today 2/5/2011...
This dress I wore in 2010 and again this morning I tried it on for same fit a year and several months after ... A picture a day ... and not buying bigger clothes but remaining in maintenance mode ... my choice ... it feels good ... and it makes me happy!
I am just a goofy old fool having fun on the journey of life ... I laugh, I cry, I am in control of my emotions and my intake ... only regret ... I should have done it sooner ... and if I had to do it again ... I would definitely go for a DS ... but I have my RNY and I am determined to love it and have it work for me .. in partnership with health/wellness and exercise choices it is doing just what I want it to do...
This morning before going to work I rocked these two dresses I found in my closet that I wore in 2008 and in 2008 ... they fit just like they did then... I guess I had time on my hands cause I ran a 10K yesterday so I did not run this morning but I got up early anyway ... and I went to bed late too because I was wired ... still am ... that run was the most invigorating ever although the terrain had one too many hills LOL...
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
I recently started running again. Weight management doesn't motivate me. Running is the best cure for depression. That's my motivation.
Happy upcoming surgiversary.
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Thank you for your support and encouragement!
RNY 2/5/07 no regain having implemented lifestyle changes....
