6 months out!
VSG on 01/03/12
110 pounds gone, forever, after 6 months out. Currently, overweight and not morbidly obese. So much energy, healthier. So happy. I'll get my pics uploaded tomorrow. The old pics completly look like someone else. Anyone on the fence, take a deep breath and do this for yourself. I'll never regret my decision. 35 pounds left to go until my initial goal weight. Amazed daily by all the suprising non-scale related victories like painting my toes, going up stairs without breaking a sweat and crossing my legs. Going to amusement park next Friday, it's been years since I could fit on any of the rides, so excited. Good luck to all.
Luvnall3
on 7/5/12 3:04 am
on 7/5/12 3:04 am
Thank you for sharing this. Wow! You have done amazing. What an inspiration! I am still in the qualifing stages waiting approval. But I can totally comprehend the things like painting your toenails and crossing legs. Because I cannot do those right now and pray for the day I can and will. I cannot wait to have that feeling of healthy, energy, and happiness! I am doing this for myself and have tried to talk myself out of it a few times. But like you said. Take a deep breath and do it. Yay for you. Keep it up.
So many people focus on how we look--how we looking in clothes, etc.--when the reality is, quality of life is about so much more than that. Fitting into smaller sizes and feeling good about the way we look is easy to quantify, but in the bigger picture, these other things are so much more important!
I don't have to wake up at night just to heave my body over to the other side. I can roll over without much effort. I can cross my legs. I can walk without getting out of breath. Most of my muscle aches are gone. Yes, I love my smaller body for how it looks, but since I'm not looking at myself all day, these other things are what I experience even more often. I hope I never take them for granted.
I don't have to wake up at night just to heave my body over to the other side. I can roll over without much effort. I can cross my legs. I can walk without getting out of breath. Most of my muscle aches are gone. Yes, I love my smaller body for how it looks, but since I'm not looking at myself all day, these other things are what I experience even more often. I hope I never take them for granted.