Life can't get much better...
I just got back from my honeymoon. Yes I married a very wonderful man.
My life now and before surgery...to say it is completely different is not an understatement. I was 360 lbs and not feeling well...inside or out. The least little bit of activity tired me out and exhausted me. I would sweat just from walking around the grocery store. I was afraid to take risks. I never dated...in fact it had been over a decade since I had been in a relationship. I had low self confidence and a low self image. I respected myself enough to not let people abuse me or use me...but I made self deprecating jokes about my weight. Basically I put myself down.
Fast forward 6 years and now I have taken enough risks that I have changed jobs and now make close to twice as much as I did before. I don't cringe when I see myself in pictures. I still have to work on thinking I am beautiful...I always say I am average or plain. I should not do that. But hey it's a work in progress. I have obviously started to date again. I dated a dud that broke my heart and cheated on me. But guess what I had enough self respect and worth to say good bye to a crappy unhealthy relationship. I was then rewarded with Greg. A very wonderful, kind man that has done nothing but make my life better and better.
Now has all this happened because I am thinner. Yes. Not because of the outside is more attractive. But because I changed on the inside. I became more confident and started to take more risks. I believe happiness is the most important aspect of my life. Why happiness. Well everything is connected to happiness. My family, health, love life, work life, and the world around me and how I interact with people. I am a happier and more content person. I strive to be happier and make the people around me happier. I was never like that before.
So yes I lost almost 200lbs and have been able to maintain this loss. But more importantly is the change inside.
Before -
After- and a few wedding photos
Jenn 77 p
You look amazingly happy!!! Congratulations!!!
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
