Two Year Surgiversary today
After a great night's sleep, the cool weather arriving overnight, and an awesome day planned, I reminded myself of the wonderful day that today is for me!!!
Two years ago today, I left behind a super morbidly obese person in the operating room of Sacred Heart Hospital. My husband was away at AF school (so I could have surgery) but I was surrounded by loving friends and family.
The first year I had lost about 125 pounds and in the second year I lost an additional 27 pounds. I exercised every weekday (when possible), and also weight trained to tone my muscles. But the point that I'd like to make is that I'm still losing.
I can walk for miles, ride in an airplane without a seatbelt extender, sit in a booth or any armed chair. Now people don't look at me with pity and say "oh look at the fat lady." But sometimes I still think they are looking at my saddle bags or something like that. Bad body image issues still plague me.
I am coming to realize that I look like an everyday American woman and I love the way I look. I have a ton of excess skin above my waist, and a big excess fat pouch/hanging skin below my waist along with saggin inner thighs and some pretty hefty saddle bags. To that end though, I am having an extended tummy-tuck and inner/outer thigh liposuction on December 16.
I'd like to have my breasts done since they look like lemons in tube socks, but the doc says I'll be under for too long and it will have to be a separate surgery. Nothing that a great bra can't handle.
I still eat properly, but I don't deny myself anything. I just don't eat the whole piece of cake or bag of chips. I will occasionally eat something fried, but I pay for it later. Nothing really bothers me eating wise unless I eat too much of it. I can't drink anything carbonated (not that we are supposed to), including beer or champagne.
I would never, ever change what I did and am always telling people how great of an experience I have had with my surgery. And I'm still a big advocate and try to dispel what my doctor tells his patients that you only have an 18 month window! I'm living proof that you can continue to lose after 18 months and more.
In July of this year out with some of my surgery buddies:
comparison picture - left side, morning of surgery...right side, 1 year surgiversary
Two years ago today, I left behind a super morbidly obese person in the operating room of Sacred Heart Hospital. My husband was away at AF school (so I could have surgery) but I was surrounded by loving friends and family.
The first year I had lost about 125 pounds and in the second year I lost an additional 27 pounds. I exercised every weekday (when possible), and also weight trained to tone my muscles. But the point that I'd like to make is that I'm still losing.
I can walk for miles, ride in an airplane without a seatbelt extender, sit in a booth or any armed chair. Now people don't look at me with pity and say "oh look at the fat lady." But sometimes I still think they are looking at my saddle bags or something like that. Bad body image issues still plague me.
I am coming to realize that I look like an everyday American woman and I love the way I look. I have a ton of excess skin above my waist, and a big excess fat pouch/hanging skin below my waist along with saggin inner thighs and some pretty hefty saddle bags. To that end though, I am having an extended tummy-tuck and inner/outer thigh liposuction on December 16.
I'd like to have my breasts done since they look like lemons in tube socks, but the doc says I'll be under for too long and it will have to be a separate surgery. Nothing that a great bra can't handle.
I still eat properly, but I don't deny myself anything. I just don't eat the whole piece of cake or bag of chips. I will occasionally eat something fried, but I pay for it later. Nothing really bothers me eating wise unless I eat too much of it. I can't drink anything carbonated (not that we are supposed to), including beer or champagne.
I would never, ever change what I did and am always telling people how great of an experience I have had with my surgery. And I'm still a big advocate and try to dispel what my doctor tells his patients that you only have an 18 month window! I'm living proof that you can continue to lose after 18 months and more.
In July of this year out with some of my surgery buddies:
comparison picture - left side, morning of surgery...right side, 1 year surgiversary
kathsum
WOW YOU ARE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.
I JUST WANT TO SAY I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU STATED ABOUT FEELING NORMAL, IMPROVED LIFESTYLE AND BODY IMAGE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING IN DEC, MY FIRST FLIGHT AS A NORMAL SIZED PERSON. I SHOP NOW FOR NOT JUST SMALLER CLOTHES BUT DRESSES I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD WEAR. I DONT HAVE TO FEAR BREAKING MY FRIENDS PATIO FURNITURE OR NEED CRANE TO GET ME OUT OF A LOW SITTING CHAIR (OR TOILET). I CAN CROSS MY LEGS AND I DO IT OFTEN JUST BECAUSE "I CAN". THE LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON. I FORGOT I CAN WEAR PUMPS AN SHOES THAT HAVE STRAPS AND BUCKLES BECAUSE NOW I CAN BEND OVER AND BUCKLE MY SHOES. WHEWWWWW!
IN REGARD TO PLASTIC SURGERY, I WONT HAVE ANY DONE BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO END (HOW DO YOU STRAIGHTEN OUT A SHAR PEI)............................A GOOD BRA AND CONTROL PANTIES WILL HAVE TO DO A BODY GOOD.
AS FOR ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS I AM GLAD TO HEAR THE WINDOW FOR WEIGHT LOSS CONTINUES 2 YEARS LATER. RIGHT NOW I AM JUST ABOUT 14 MONTHS WITH 23 LBS TO GO.
SW 350
CW 193
GW 170
I JUST WANT TO SAY I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING YOU STATED ABOUT FEELING NORMAL, IMPROVED LIFESTYLE AND BODY IMAGE. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING IN DEC, MY FIRST FLIGHT AS A NORMAL SIZED PERSON. I SHOP NOW FOR NOT JUST SMALLER CLOTHES BUT DRESSES I NEVER THOUGHT I COULD WEAR. I DONT HAVE TO FEAR BREAKING MY FRIENDS PATIO FURNITURE OR NEED CRANE TO GET ME OUT OF A LOW SITTING CHAIR (OR TOILET). I CAN CROSS MY LEGS AND I DO IT OFTEN JUST BECAUSE "I CAN". THE LIST JUST GOES ON AND ON. I FORGOT I CAN WEAR PUMPS AN SHOES THAT HAVE STRAPS AND BUCKLES BECAUSE NOW I CAN BEND OVER AND BUCKLE MY SHOES. WHEWWWWW!
IN REGARD TO PLASTIC SURGERY, I WONT HAVE ANY DONE BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO END (HOW DO YOU STRAIGHTEN OUT A SHAR PEI)............................A GOOD BRA AND CONTROL PANTIES WILL HAVE TO DO A BODY GOOD.
AS FOR ONGOING WEIGHT LOSS I AM GLAD TO HEAR THE WINDOW FOR WEIGHT LOSS CONTINUES 2 YEARS LATER. RIGHT NOW I AM JUST ABOUT 14 MONTHS WITH 23 LBS TO GO.
SW 350
CW 193
GW 170
Happy Surgiversary! You look fabulous! Thank you for sharing your story, it gives me hope that I will still make progress after loosing rapidly for the first 6 months I have been stalled for a few weeks now and need to get this body loosing. People still seem to think I am loosing but the scale is not in agreement. Thanks again for the inspiration! Congratulations on a job well done~ 
You go, girl! I am 2 1/2 years out and still losing as well. Diet and exercise make a difference, as does the way that we approach food. I love to see success stories like this because it's an inspiration and a motivation for others to embrace life and health! Keep on going, girl! You look MARVELOUS!
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