RNY @ 8+ years post op
I haven't posted on here in quite a while. I just feel like updating, so here I am.
I had RNY in August 2007, so I'm a little over 8 years post-op. When I had my surgery, I weighed approximately 255 pounds. I now weigh approximately 125-130 pounds. (I haven't weighed in a month or so, but my pants fit fine so I figure I still weigh what I did the last time I weighed.) I went from a size 24/26 then to roughly a size 4 now.
The first few years, I followed the "rules" religiously. I think that's what has contributed to my long term success. (I also still refuse to consume sugar/sweets and/or carbonated beverages of any kind.)
I no longer journal my food, but I still try to always eat protein first.
In the last year I've started walking for an hour every day (before then I did no regular exercise what-so-ever). I've fallen off the exercise wagon in the last month, but I'm going to start again soon because I just feel better overall when I'm doing it regularly.
As I already said, I still refuse to ingest any carbonated beverages of any kind and/or any sugar/sweets. Why in the world would I "test the waters" with that garbage when those same tainted waters helped nearly kill me before (and are completely un-necessary for my well-being)?
I have had no complications and have no health problems to report.
I'm taking my vitamins daily (some more than once a day) and life is good.
I guess I'm just dropping by to say: YOU CAN DO IT AND YOU CAN DO IT FOREVER!
Good luck everyone and happy holidays!
Wen
