7-Year Surgiversary Today!!!

Here I am, 7 years to the day later, after RNY changed my life for the good.  I could sit here and preach, tell you about all the things that have happened over the last 7 years, tell you things I couldn't do then that I can do now, tell you that it's not all craps and giggles...but you all for the most part already know all that.  Doing and knowing are two different things.  We often times KNOW what we are supposed to be doing but we don't just DO it.  The mind can be our worst enemy and we overcoming that is a lifelong commitment to our well-being that if we don't work every single day towards, can come back to bite us in the rear.  I currently weigh around 165lbs., I work out 6 days a week most weeks unless my kids have something they have to do for sports or school, I lift weights, cycle RPM, climb stairs, etc.  I measure every gram, I plan every meal, I ponder every decision, every outing or event, etc.  I bring my own food to places that most people wouldn't dare, I admit to people in public that I have a food addiction so that I have public accountability on my side.  I take supplements, vitamins, etc. every single day to keep it all together.  I still see a counselor regarding food addiction and emotional/binge eating.  I'm not perfect; I have days where I totally flop but I have way more days where I stick to the plan, I use my stubbornness for the good, I work out to relieve stress, and I force myself to stay away from triggers as much as possible.  My success can only be called a success if I die in a better state of health than that which I have lived, and if I am one day remembered as having helped at least one person, having set a good example for at least one person...I hope to have done this and hope to continue to.  

You can do anything you seriously want to do.  If you can do it for one day, you can do it forever.  Get out there and learn...read books about nutrition, about taking better care of yourself, invest the time in you because only you can do that.  On this 'surgiversary,' if I could be thankful for any one thing, it would be for the fact that RNY has pushed me to get out of the depressive fog I've lived in all my life.  It pushed me to realize that a narcissistic parent took advantage and ruined myself and my siblings but we are strong, we are resilient, and we see now what not to do in our lives.  RNY gave me a new life, for both me and my family (husband and children) and despite any health problem people might have like low blood sugar or anemia...I'd trade that a million times over being what I was.  

Reflect on who you are and think about who you want to be and let's get out there and make it happen.  If I can do it, you can too!!!

you are awesome for posting!!!

What an inspiration you are! And I commend your honesty :)

I hope to write something as wonderful as this in 7 years :)

Thanks for sharing your story with us

Inspiring! Thank you for sharing.

~Elizabeth

Thanks for being such an honest person. It's definitely not easy but making the choices we need to take care of ourselves is doable. I hope to be writing such a wise post in three more years. Thanks for sharing your journey with us! 

Thankyou for sharing your thoughts. Also Congratulations, your dedication is commendable. I had my surgery Monday and found your sharingto be inspiring.