223 pounds lost - my 2 year anniversary is today (VSG) x-post

Candy, Our stories are similar except I'm way older, 4 inches shorter, and a year behind. LOL. When I get discouraged from my weight loss seeming to be so slow like a drippy faucet, I think of you. Not so much as an inspiration, but hope and light at the end of the tunnel. You did it step by step, day by day over two yrs. At this point it seems like every additional pound lost is a huge boulder I just climbed over. I will do it. I want to loss 60 more. I'll still be overweight but I can live with in that goal.

It does bother me when people as me how I feel or "I bet you feel a lot better". I didn't "feel" bad at my weight. I was healthy and active. I feel like saying you could loss a little yourself. Anyway, I humor them and just say yes I feel great. Wonder why it bothers me?

Thanks for sharing your life and success. I agree that seeing a therapist is as important as the surgery itself. Your mind is powerful even when you don't know what is lurking in it. I try to be patient which is hard for me. I don't like waiting in line or waiting in general, but you remind me that waiting is the key to losing and gaining the goal.

Thanks!!!

Patty

I think it takes a special person to stay in weight loss mode (for the most part) for 2 years. You really start to question your sanity at times. LOL!! (so does my hubby!)

I must admit that I didn't feel good at 375 pounds. I was "active", as I saw it, but it took me a LONG time to really accept how bad it had gotten and admit to myself that I wasn't in a good place. For me, denial was a powerful place to live.

Just keep going. One day at a time. What else are you gonna do, right?

you look amazing