2 Year Anniversary!!

Just wanted to stop by and say Hello to all. I have been so happy, healthy and busy, I truly did not remember until late in the evening that my 2 year anniversary was Nov 19. When I had the surgery, I thought the date would be permanently embedded in my mind and heart, but how quickly time flies and how easily I forgot! My life is just so perfectly normal, I hardly remember the tense waiting for insurance approval, the procedures leading up to the WLS, the surgery/hospitalization and the 1st year when I was so attentive to my diet, excercise and that darn scale! Now I never even think about it. I have maintained my post op weight for a year and I am more energetic & active than ever. My husband and I shag dance almost every weekend and I do things I would never think of doing before (like kayaking in the ocean). I eat normally and can eat a regular sized meal - I can also eat anything I want to eat. Of course, I am cognizant of things that I need to eat in moderation, but if I want birthday cake or ice cream, I have it. I have totally lost my cravings for french fries/hamburgers/sandwiches... I prefer to eat fresh fruit! I still drink only water, crystal light & a bit of coffee... I lived off of Diet Coke pre-op, so this is a major change! I can eat sweets in moderation - I do not dump! I get a rapid heartbeat if I take in a lot of refined sugar, but nothing that makes me sick. I can enjoy a drink on occassion (I am not much of a drinker anyway - I am the DD)! Now that I do everything that a normal person does, people don't even know that I had surgery and folks who did know about it have pretty much forgotten because I am no longer fixated on it. I take no medication whatsoever and the sleep apnea is gone! I still try to get as much protein as possible and take a multi-vitamin & calcium supplement. This is such a wonderful change (click on my profile to see my picture at my 50th birthday party in September). If you are thinking about surgery, I simply cannot begin to describe to you how much fun life can be! If you have just had your surgery, keep the faith - your life will eventually be normal and your every thought will NOT be about weight, protein, diet or surgery! I am still amazed by people who I have not seen in a while that simply do not recognize me. I enjoy surprising them and if they ask me what I did, I tell them that I made a total lifestyle change - which is true. I prefer to share my WLS with only a few close friends. Congrats to all for taking steps to change your life forever! Wishing all my OH friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!

You look wondeful. And you seem to feel good too. God has blessed you. I love reading post like this one. Keep up the good work........I am 16 months out. My weight stays between 88lbs. and 95. I am underweight. When I hit 88 it's back in the old hospital for me. So I try so hard to keep weight on. I don't want to go back eating like I did before. The doctor told me to eat anything I wanted. He didn't care what it was. But I don't want to go back into eating chips,fries, exc......I hope I do as well as you at my 2 years. God bless and have a blessed thanksgiving. Amy