Kim B.

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Hello All,

It has been a few months since I posted.  Life is crazy but a good crazy...

I have been doing well.  Hit my goal of losing 100 pounds mid April.  Now down 103 in 8 months.  I have started to plateau I believe....maintaining more which for me was never something I could do.  I do find eating meat is getting a little easier but I am leery still of eating it.  Baby steps.  I am also enjoying the compliments more now then I did before....I am starting to realize people must have thought I looked dreadful before because now all they say is how AMAZING I look!

I spent last Saturday doing something I have never done before...1. because of fear of drowning and 2. I didn't know if I could fit in the boat!  I went kayaking and I have found a new hobby!  Had a blast and was enjoying life....because now I can. 

Best decision I ever made in my life!

Have a safe and healthy summer everyone!  It starts tomorrow!

Kim

Well I did it!  I managed to get through Christmas Day without getting sick!  I had worried about it because I tried to eat meat the day before and it did not go well!  So I prepared myself for the worst and it did not happen!  I had salmon for dinner, cooked beautifully by my brother, and it went extremely well.  For someone who never liked Salmon, you learn to appreciate it when it is all you can stomach!  I did not crave all the extra's that come with Turkey dinner, like dressing and gravy...I did not even tempt myself because I was determined to keep everything in!

Saturday is weigh in day so I will see if I did any good or bad over the last week....I hit 61 pounds last Saturday so maybe another milestone week for me!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday....and I hope that 2013 is a much better year than 2012 was....other than my WLS the rest of the year can just go away and never return!

I wish you all nothing but health, peace and love for 2013!

Yesterday was 2 months since surgery.  I am down 60 pounds as of Saturday past.  I kind of had an "aha" moment yesterday when I looked in the mirror.  Didn't know who was looking back at me and then it kind of hit me...

I have 2 struggles right now.  The first being I am not handling the compliments very well. As I am sure you all felt at one point when you are not used to being told "you look fabulous" or "you look amazing" it is almost embarrassing.  I have a hard time especially with my family telling me and some of them go a little overboard and I get a little angry.  I know I shouldn't but I am trying to deal with it.  I don't know if I ever will....

My other struggle is meat.  I have little variety right now with food and I found out the hard way I can not eat meat.  Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but I know now it is the meat and not something inside from surgery.  The nurse at he Hotel Dieu Bariatric Assessment Clinic is a wonderful person who helped me understand everything a little better.

So with all that being said I want to wish all you wonderful and lovely individuals a wonderful Christmas and all the best for 2013!  I am so glad to have you all with me on this journey!

All the best to you all!

Love,

Kim

I started my journey 2 years ago.  I had injured my back at work and I had 2 options one being back surgery.  That for me was not an option.  So my doctor referred me for Rou-en-Y.  I was not sure what I was getting my self into and the stigmatism that comes with this surgery, back then, was something I was not sure I wanted to place myself in.  I have to admit one time I thought that people who had this type of surgery were weak and looking for an easy way out.  Remember that last thought it will come back in a moment!!

I waited 2 years almost to the month for the surgery and everything seemed to move so quickly I had to stop and take a breath and say to myself this is really happening now, are you ready.  I had some things happen in my life this past year, one being my brother was diagnosed with Cancer.  That was enough for me and I had my surgery on October 22, 2012 in Ottawa by Dr. Mamazza.

I am almost 8 weeks post op and let me tell you there is nothing easy about this and it has made me a stronger woman than I thought I would ever be!  I have had challenges and still continue but I know I did the right thing.  I am almost down 60lbs and I have the best support team in family and friends, some of whom are reading this now!

When times get tough I reach out to them and will continue to fight this battle of weight loss!