Pammi G

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I can't believe I am almost 9 years out! 9 years!  The Lord has blessed me more than 2 hands can hold.  I hope my success and failures will help someone else.  My only regrets from this journey are that  1. I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER! 2. My marriage of over 20 years ended.

I am now the grandmother (Tula)of 2 beautiful grand kids. I have more men in my life than I want (that's a whole other story...I might need my own reality show to get through that one! Ha!) Life has been very good and blessed. 

Since I am such a veteran of this now; my advise is to NEVER forget why you wanted to have WLS. ALWAYS remember how to eat (water, protein) and exercise.  LOVE yourself no matter what size you are... I have said it again and again in my posts... I have always like myself no matter what the scale said or what size I was. WLS has help me to live a fuller, healthier life than before.

I might gain a few pounds or lose a few pounds but I will always have me. And that is the ME I love.

 

April 23, 2014.

 

The answer is "yes" I have forgotten.  Being so far out I have forgotten the pain of being obese. The struggle of the insurance company, surgery and recovery.  I NEED to revisit and remember, that is why I have reread my blog/journey this morning.

My weight has been slowly creeping up. And its because I have LOST my standard principle of WLS.  Water,Food, Exercise.  I use to get up EVERY morning and exercise now it's hit or miss. I use to drink my water and watch my food intake ...now it's sometimes.

I need to remember what got me to this point and continue with what works.  This path I am now on DOES NOT work.  

WLS is one of the best things I have ever done for myself and I WILL NOT be undone!

 

Good morning!

WOW!  What can I say to encourage someone who is obese to look at this surgery?  It has so changed my life for the better.  I again stress my life was not bad before the surgery. I was active, married, children, friends, job, laughter, fun.  But my body and health did not fit with my life.  I did something about it.  It was scary to change.  It was scary to say " I don't like this about myself". It was scary to think of changing your insides for life.  IT WAS SCARY.  But I have now become a firm believer in doing things while  you are scared! It works! (Joyce Meyers)

I am sitting here typing and crying because I am so happy and proud of myself.  I see where I came from and where I am at now.  It's amazing to me. I have exercised, drank water, worked hard.   Yes, I have gained some weight but no more then any other 50 year old grandmother (oh no!) going thru pre menopause.

Thank you Lord for blessing me more then my two hands can hold.

Thank you OH. This is where it all started. Reading. Learning. Talking to people who have been there and know.

Thank you!

May goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life.

Pami

 What a wonderful morning!   This is one of those days that the Lord has blessed me so abundantly, I have to bless others!

My WLS is a blessing everyday!   Going to the doctor today... I have to say am proud of myself for this 6 years.



Pam

 HELLO! 

Well if anyone should read this... 7 years out!  Just went to the doctor.  Yes, I have gained some weight but it looks good. I have been lifting weights and exercising.  I am in pretty good shape for an almost grandma.

 My son and his wife are due in November.  Then shocker my daughter is due in April.  Could they have at least given me a chance to digest before the next grandchild!  It's an epidemic...I'm happy.   They are happy too. These grandchildren will be very much loved.

Now my ex-husband has decided life isn't greener out there without me.  He has been looking for ways to get our relationship back.   We do have a  very friendly, polite relationship now...I've only known him since I was 12!  So we have alot of people in common.  But at this stage of my life I am looking only forward not back.  I know next  year I will be 50 and my chances of being married again are dwindling but I'm happy with life and thats what counts.  I believe the Lord will show me what direction to take.

Again... anyone reading my write and ask me questions because my doctor assures me I am a success story in WLS.  I like being a success.. 

I close with one of my favorite sayings "Believe in the sun, even when its not shining". God Bless.

Pam

 My WLS anniversary will arrive in a few days.  I am 7 years out.  Yes, I had surgery in 2005 now it's 2012, Wow.  I am so happy I had WLS. What would my life been life if I had had it 14 years ago.  So much has changed, some of it due to WLS, some of it just due to living everyday.

Thank  you Lord for blessing me more than 2 hands can hold.  I was blessed before WLS but it did make me look at my life in a different way.    I don't want to say I'm a better person for it but the process and journey has help me to reevaluate some of my behaviors and way of living.

7 years, WOW, again.  I can't believe it, but the OH email I got confirmed it!  OK.  I'm 7 years out..

Blessed beyond measure.   Pam

 Good morning!

What a wonderful HOT  day in Dallas but I am blessed to be here awake and ready to exercise this morning.

I just wanted to stop in and write on my OH page.  It does seem the farther I get away from my surgery, it will be 7 years in August, I push aside the principals that got me here and keep me here at this weight.   WATER, EXERCISE, EATING BALANCED.  Now that I can tolerate almost any food now it so easy to make bad choices.  That is why I keep my OH page and reread what I had written through the years. I must  REMEMBER  and RESPECT what brought me here.

I pray all my surgery buddies are doing as well.  Yes, we have lost touch since our initial start but I do think about our fears or trials that we went though.  

My life was so much different 7 years ago.  I have to keep counting in my head  to make sure 2005 to 2012 is 7 years! My life is better in so any ways. But different in ways I couldn't have imagined (good and not so good). 

WLS is the best thing I have ever done for myself.   And I think that is the message anyone thinking about have WLS needs to understand... not for husband, kids, society, appearance, clothing, mother, father... but do it for YOURSELF.

"In the book of life.. the answers are NOT in the back".  Charlie Brown

Pam

Yes, I said it.  Birthday coming soon and I will be 49!  I still exercise almost every day.... (its a habit now).  Still drink my water.  I can eat just about anything but still can't or won't over eat.   I am the one who always has lunch for the next day when I go out to dinner. 

Dating is a trip at my age, but having fun.  If I was to pick divorced or married, I would be divorced and happy.  But I like being married. I really like the thought of belonging to someone exclusively, that's why I like married best.

OK. Didn't tune in to hear me wax about being married!

Going on 7 years since WLS.   7 years will be in August.  WOW. I am amazed on how my life changed and NOT changed. WLS is the best thing I have ever done for myself..  I think the key word is "myself".  I didn't do it to be acceptable to the world, make someone love me more or just to look good.  I did it to make myself healthier. Everything else with it was just a bonus.

I always want to write more when I come here to OH.  OH is like an old friend who knew me when... and accepts me even if I weight 360 or 183 (I weigh more than 183 right now but working on it ... all muscle baby...LOL)

God's love to all who visit my blog.

Remold the world just one good work at a time.

Pam

Just came OH to review my account.  It made me sad or maybe thoughtful is the better word with some sadness in it.  When I look at the people on my friends page; I wonder what happened to them.  Were like me?.  Discovering our new selves and forgetting the people who supported us to get here. The people who really understood what it's like to be over 100+ pounds overweight. The struggle and fear of looking into WLS. Where did most of my OH friends from 2004, 2005 go?  It's like my marriage. Where did that 25 years ago that is over now? Yes, there are new friends and new loves but sometimes there is a yearning for the old. 

All in time.

Believe in the sun, even when it's not shinning.

Pam

Hurray!  Still here on OH. Haven't forgotten the people who are trying to keep up with my journey.  6 years.  Weight is stable. I feel so much better at this age then I did 10 years ago. 

I am having fun. Dating. Traveling. (Been to Las Vegas, Suppose to go to New York City). Friends. Special men in my life. Hurray! Thank you Lord.

Still exercising everyday (almost). I am not feeling well today, start of cold or flu so no exercise this morning.  I learned the hard way if you are feeling sick.. in anyway do not exercise.  I thought sweating would help me to feel better, it just set me back. That happened last year.  Feeling sick. Take it easy. Drink EVEN more water and rest.  Your body will appreciate it.

My prayers for everyone starting the Journey. It has been one of the best things I've done in my life.  (except for having my children).  Feeling so good about myself will post another picture!

Good morning!   The essentials to happiness in life are something purposeful to do. Someone wonderful to love, and something magnificent to hope for. (I plagiarized some of that and added my reflections)

Pam