Meet Daneen Look at me now!!!
Daneen climbing lighthouse stairs!
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I would of never have believed it could happen to me. I have been overweight for more than 25 years. I have gone through many tears and diets - all resulting in more tears. I would tell people two things to help me cope with the on and off weight. 1. When I was tired of trying and just decided this was my lot in life, I would tell people, "I have a skinny body under all this fat. I just don't want to be a stumbling block for anyone." 2. When I started a new diet and would fail again, I wouls say, "I am just a professional dieter." After my mother died in Nov. of 2005 I got really serious with my weight loss efforts. Death was a real thing and could happen to me. At the time I had a 15 yr old, a 5 yr old, and 3 yr old. I didn't want them to go through what I went through at a young age. I wanted to make sure I was around until they were old enough to have families of their own. My hurt was so bad when I lost my own mother that I didn't want their young hearts to have to go through that pain. Well, I went to Weight Watchers for 3 years and lost 57 pounds. Unfortunately, I was still morbidly obese and not losing any more weight. One day I ran into a nurse from my doctors office. WOW! She looked great! She had had RNY about a year previous to our encounter. We were talking and she began to tell me her reasons for the surgery and how she was before her surgery. I was standing there as if I was listening to my own story. I ate like she did, I was addicted to food like she was, everything was just like me. That is when it hit me....the peace. I had considered surgery before, but because of fear and other stories I had heard I was not jumping on the wagon yet. But after talking to her and praying about it. I felt free.
Daneen Before surgery.
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My heaviest weight was 289 lbs. At surgery, June 3, 2009, I weighed 266.6 lbs. Today, at 46 yrs of age, I weigh 145 lbs. My goal is 120.00 to 130.00lbs. I am 5'2" tall. Not far to go. It feels possible to actually get there too. I have found out 3 things about my pouch - by the way I named him George. One, he will not let me eat big pieces of food. Number two, he will not let me eat fast. And finally, he will not let me eat certain foods. This has resulted in, I think, my weight loss. I know if I do any of the don'ts.....OUCH!!!! I don't feel so good. So, I do the do's and lose.
Hey, great motto. "DO THE DO'S AND LOSE."
I have never felt so awesome in my entire life. It is difficult to describe the joy, peace, strength, and health I feel today.
