Birthday supper :)
Friends took me out for an early birthday supper. It was my first real occasion out since surgery and I'm so happy! We sat in a booth, I FIT with room to spare! No sucking in the gut, and doing the embarrassing little booth-wiggle-dance just to scoot myself in. I loved having room to breathe, too. Eating while turning blue just wasn't a good thing.. But it's in the past! We went to Texas Roadhouse and I had ribs, chili, and a potato. Couple of spoons of chili, couple of nibbles of soft rib meat, one swirl of the fork in the middle of baked potato, and I was done! I am in control of my food for the first time in my life. It's so totally liberating!!! Despite a rough start and many days of buyers remorse from feeling so sick and tired, I am now very happy with my surgery! Y'all predicted things would get better! You were right!!!
lap RNY 5-15-13
Lapband surgery in 2009 - Revision to RNY August 13, 2013 with gallbladder removal.
HW - (260) SW - (197) GW - (135), updated on 1-2-14 to 125lbs HT 5'5" Goal reached 3/2/14-revised goal to 120 on 3/9/14 reached 4/6/14 
Comfortably full :) I couldn't measure, but I chewed slowly and put down my utensils between bites. I'm just now beginning to eat more foods that make me feel full and stomach nerves must be healing, too. It's an interesting feeling... different kind of full than before surgery. But not a bad thing!
lap RNY 5-15-13
YAY FOR YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
HW333--SW 289--GW of 160 5' 11" woman. I only know the way I know & when you ask for input/advice, you'll get the way I've been successful through my surgeon & nutritionist. Please consult your surgeon & nutritionist for how to do it their way. Biggest regret? Not doing this 10 years ago! Every day is better than the day before...and it was a pretty great day!
Congratulations! Being in control is a great feeling! And Happy Birthday! :)
Start Wt: 355 Surgery Wt: 331 Current Wt: 253 Goal Wt: 175 Had RNY on 7/10/13
My blog about my journey - Up From Under
