6 months as a LOSER!!!
Good Morning everyone 
First, let me say that I had a great time Saturday Night...thanks to Tami for hosting. Everyone looks AMAZING and some of the sweetest people I know.
Today is my 6 month "surgiversary" so I figured I would update everything today.
When I began this journey I was at 336 pounds with a BMI of 54.2, had been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes.....
6 months later today I am at 228 pounds (108 lost) with a BMI of 36.8 (WOW), no diabetes either. What a ride it has been!!!!!! I have done so much more than I would have ever thought possible..nothing MAJOR but all of the little things that I really never thought of like crossing my legs both ways, sitting in booths with no problem, went to a Braves game and sat in the seats with no problem, can go up and down the stairs without having to sit down and catch my breath, etc,etc, etc. I am so happy with the weight loss. Now for the honesty(if you are Pre-op then you might not want to read this part 
because I don't ever want to talk anyone out of this decision)....I miss eating alot still. It would probably help if I could eat actual food sometimes. I love soup but damn it is getting old. I have accepted my plight though and am doing better with it. I used to cry and get depressed everytime someone ate something good in front of me because I wanted it so bad. Food was always my PLEASURE...I love the taste and the texture. I guess that's how I got to 336 pounds in the first place. Now, I just try to not focus on the FOOD so much. I have started painting instead. My hair is really bothering me...it is getting very thin and that scares me. I know that it will grow back eventually (I hope) so I am trying not to stress over it too much right now. Over all I would say that I am happy with the progress over the past 6 months and look forward to the future. Would I recommend the surgery now? Hmmmm...I would say that if you have tried everything else and it is a last resort then YES, I would say go for it, but be VERY prepared for the good and the BAD. Not just the mortality rates but the every day stuff. Every day is different with this surgery......expect that. Don't be fooled into thinking that it is the "easy way out" because it is not easy.....actually it is one of the hardest things you will go through, but it has it's rewards. Make sure your HEAD is straight....that is a hard part. They can fix your stomach but it doesn't change your HEAD. It is a WHOLE LIFE change. Be ready for that. So, yes, I would do this over again (can't believe I said that ), but I would have asked more questions and been a little more prepared for the "what ifs". With all that being said...just want to say that I love you guys and I say a prayer every night for y'all. Thanks for the love, support and friendships....you are an AMAZING group of people!!
First, let me say that I had a great time Saturday Night...thanks to Tami for hosting. Everyone looks AMAZING and some of the sweetest people I know.
Today is my 6 month "surgiversary" so I figured I would update everything today.
When I began this journey I was at 336 pounds with a BMI of 54.2, had been diagnosed with Type II Diabetes.....
6 months later today I am at 228 pounds (108 lost) with a BMI of 36.8 (WOW), no diabetes either. What a ride it has been!!!!!! I have done so much more than I would have ever thought possible..nothing MAJOR but all of the little things that I really never thought of like crossing my legs both ways, sitting in booths with no problem, went to a Braves game and sat in the seats with no problem, can go up and down the stairs without having to sit down and catch my breath, etc,etc, etc. I am so happy with the weight loss. Now for the honesty(if you are Pre-op then you might not want to read this part because I don't ever want to talk anyone out of this decision)....I miss eating alot still. It would probably help if I could eat actual food sometimes. I love soup but damn it is getting old. I have accepted my plight though and am doing better with it. I used to cry and get depressed everytime someone ate something good in front of me because I wanted it so bad. Food was always my PLEASURE...I love the taste and the texture. I guess that's how I got to 336 pounds in the first place. Now, I just try to not focus on the FOOD so much. I have started painting instead. My hair is really bothering me...it is getting very thin and that scares me. I know that it will grow back eventually (I hope) so I am trying not to stress over it too much right now. Over all I would say that I am happy with the progress over the past 6 months and look forward to the future. Would I recommend the surgery now? Hmmmm...I would say that if you have tried everything else and it is a last resort then YES, I would say go for it, but be VERY prepared for the good and the BAD. Not just the mortality rates but the every day stuff. Every day is different with this surgery......expect that. Don't be fooled into thinking that it is the "easy way out" because it is not easy.....actually it is one of the hardest things you will go through, but it has it's rewards. Make sure your HEAD is straight....that is a hard part. They can fix your stomach but it doesn't change your HEAD. It is a WHOLE LIFE change. Be ready for that. So, yes, I would do this over again (can't believe I said that ), but I would have asked more questions and been a little more prepared for the "what ifs". With all that being said...just want to say that I love you guys and I say a prayer every night for y'all. Thanks for the love, support and friendships....you are an AMAZING group of people!! 
SHREE, What a amazing woman you are. I am so happy for you on you big loss. I could not have said it better myself the honesty you have written is sometihng everyone should hear and know. As you said everyday is a strugle. As I am going thru that to. I am so happy that I can read your post and what you are going thru and know it will be okay. I am also glad to have people just like you to talk to and that knows what being overweight is like and have gone thru the WLS and know its ups and downs. I think reading different people post and bio help so much giving you knowledge on what can and could happen.. So from me I thank you so much and please keep posting As you are one of the ones I feel very in common with.. Beth
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