TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY

It's hard to believe but today is my 2 year anniversary of gastric bypass surgery.  I am a different person!!  I started this journey at 286 lbs and now weigh 140 lbs!  I wore a size 24-26 and now wear a size 6- sometimes even a 4.  It has been amazing and life changing.  This was the best decision of my life and has transformed my way of life.  I am healthy, fit, energized and looking good!  I exercise everyday - not because I love it but because it is essential for keeping this weight off and I'm terrified of gaining anything back.  I have toned arms and I'm so proud of how they look.  I never had real muscles before.  

Everything in my life is easier; big things and little things.  Fortunately, I never had any co morbidities but I did have joint pain, lethargy, and was unable to walk comfortably long distances.  Now, I can walk anywhere, anytime, and for a long time.  I run up stairs and am never out of breath.  I just visited my daughter in England and I was always in the front of the pack, urging everyone along.  Putting on a bracelet, a necklace, sitting in a chair, crossing my legs - not issues anymore.  Sitting comfortably in a plane, not worrying about seat belts, sitting at restaurant tables - not an issue anymore.  Enjoying taking pictures of myself and not worrying about how "fat" I"ll look in them.  Instead, seeing how small I look.

And buying clothes!!  OMG!!  The joy!  This has been the hardest part ot "wrap my brain around".  Walking into any store and being told by the salesperson that the small sizes are over there because that's where I belong.  It's the strangest feeling - sometimes I'm kind of "frozen" in place- not believing that I truly am so petite, so small.  It's been wonderful. Looking good in the clothes that I wear; being told how beautiful I am and even what a great figure I have now.  Imagine!!  New people I meet who can't believe I was ever heavy - "Impossible", they say.

So many things - all of them wonderful.  I am so happy I made this decision two years ago and I will work everyday to keep myself like this.  It has become my way of life; it's not a hardship at all.  
Thank you to everyone for their encouragement and support.
Linda

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