6 months out and halfway there

I wanted to make a post here for my 6 month mark. I never thought I would be able to get this surgery. I really thought my life was over. I had tried diet and exercise and it did work for awhile but I just never got to where I wanted to be. My husband had been dealing with prescription pill with drawls and we didn't think he would even make it. That lasted almost 3 years. My depression was taking over me and I thought I was just done with it all. I have 2 children that I love more than anything and I knew that this life wasn't fair for them. I decided December 2011 that I am going to get this surgery and even if it breaks me financially I am going to do it.

I am glad to say that I had surgery February 28, 2012 and I have lost 131 pounds. I can't even believe how great I feel and how mobile I am. I wasn't even able to walk down the block without being out of breath and sweating, I was really bad. Now I can walk for miles and I even go hiking which is crazy to me. I am not the outdoor type at all.

I am glad to say that my husband has finally come out of the with drawl and has gotten himself back to healthy. We do so much together now and with the kids, it really seems like a dream come true.

I am feeling better about how I look, but I am not sure I am ready to post pics yet. Soon though. I also want to thank everyone on here that posts about their lives and their journey, and I just want everyone to know that I am grateful and the posts really help me through things. Everyone here deserves the best.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

So happy for you.  It is so hard to try and see the light when we are in our own little world, rutt.  But when we make that decision, the light is sooo bright isn't it.

Glad you are all doing well as a family.
Nathalie

Awww this made me smile - what an incredible story!!  Congrats on your success - i hope to see you around here more and share some of your secrets with us :)

Thanks so much for sharing that amazing story with us. Congrats on the weight loss. Losing 131 is huge in more ways than one.  You and your husband are both very inspiring.  It's a beautiful thing to see what can emerge when we fight and ultimately win the battle, no matter what that battle is is. 

Hope to see more of your story.

Best,

Sharon

 wow! That's an amazing result - the weight loss and all the other stuff that's gone on! Congrats!

Thank you for sharing! You have had an amazing journey with you weightloss and sounds like your whole family! AMAZING what we can accomplish with the fight and drive to make the changes! You are in it sounds like a whole better place in life, and with that CONGRATS to you are in my thoughts to you!! Please at some point I hope you feel comfortable to share photos or more of your story! You may never know how many lives you will touch with your story, but my guess is many!

Best wiishes always,
Hugs,
Sherrie

WOW! That's awesome... congrats, you're doing great!

Thanks to everyone who said such nice things. I do appreciate everyone here. I have been thinking more of journaling my feelings and what I have gone through (my own little therapy remedy). I have struggled with my weight and all of the issues that go along with that, and I am finally feeling so much better about myself and really things in general. I just want to say no matter how far gone you feel or how awful things can get, don't ever give up and do what you need to do to make things better. I am going to work on posting pics to my profile and giving a little run down of my journey since surgery. Thanks everyone.

Sorry for the late reply!

I wanted to say congrats on your amazing journey!  Wow you are an inspiration to me!