5th surgiversary came and went... and I almost forgot it!

October 24, 2011 I was in RNY surgery.

5 years later, I am so ingrained in this new (now old) way of living, I forgot to post a triumphant message! 

I am closer to 160 now than 155... menopause has been a ***** and to add insult to injury, bicycle weather was crappy this summer.  Other than that, everything is status quo.  Here's a pic from just last weekend, when the entire family (me, husband, three daughters, one son, one grandson) took a long cardio walk along the DuPage River.  I love this picture, since the way my plaid shirt is bunched up makes my boobs look so much bigger than they are :)

As you can see, two of the girls have their own weight battles to fight.  I am not sure right now, at the ages of 26 and 19, if RNY is right for them too.  But as adults, they have to make those decisions on their own.

I am just happy to be alive and well and able to take long walks in the fall with them.

Audrey

You look great!!  What a great looking family!

Thanks for sharing! Great work! 

Congratulations on your surgiversary! You have a beautiful family!

You are doing great! And that's a wonderful family photo! Thanks for sharing, because it's people like you that give me the hope of being successful for years!

I'm so glad that you remembered- but it's pretty awesome that you almost forgot too!  lol

My daughter is only 15 and struggles with her weight too. It worries me.

Congratulations!

You look AMAZING!  Congratulations