kstonecorbett
Five years out.
Oct 28, 2010
Hi everyone. Well, it's my 5 year anniversary. I have maintained about 130 pound weight loss. I started out in October 2005 at 240 pounds and now I am averaging about 107-110 pounds. 107 on a good day. LOL. In 2007, I went really far down to 98 pounds and was very sickly looking but I thought I looked great. The almighty mind game with the numbers!!! Everyone told me I looked terrible instead of getting compliments on my weight loss. I was devastated. My face was wrinkled and I could barely fit into a size 0 to 1. At the 3 year marker, I gained back about 15 pounds and was so scared that it would keep climbing so I tightened up my program and lost about 17 pounds. So, now it's been over a year or so at this steady weight of 107-110. I do get on the scale but not much anymore because I can guage my weight by the way my clothes fit and the way I feel. I eat just about everything I want but I do eat in moderation. When I go out to eat, I ask for a to-go box and split my meal in half from the very beginning and put it aside. I have to limit ice cream because it makes me sick. I try to eat Sugar-Free vanilla. Chocolate makes me sick. I can't eat Tuna Fish anymore. Whah!!!! I loved Tuna. I don't exercise at all. Bad girl. My skin is loose and I don't really care. I am happy with myself and that is all that counts. I have a full life. I volunteer at Pet Smart for the Camden County Animal Shelter for the kitty cats and I love every minute of it. I can sit on the floor and play with them, which is something I could have never done five years ago. I can play with my two beautiful granddaughters and run after them, play soccer, basketball, jump rope, ride amusements park rides and basically do anything I want.
The deciding factor for me to have this surgery was one time I was visitng my family in New Mexico and while on the plane, I had my tray down and the person in front of me decided to put his seat back and the tray just dug right into my belly. I said to myself, that's it. I'm done. I can't stand this anymore. So, if you're planning to have this surgery, go for it, but remember, the surgery is not the magic. The magic is within you and your determination to make it work. Follow the instructions to the letter given by the doctor. Don't deviate, don't add, don't take away, do exactly what he says and you will be successfull as I have been. That's the answer. If you want this bad enough, it can happen for you. Kathy
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The deciding factor for me to have this surgery was one time I was visitng my family in New Mexico and while on the plane, I had my tray down and the person in front of me decided to put his seat back and the tray just dug right into my belly. I said to myself, that's it. I'm done. I can't stand this anymore. So, if you're planning to have this surgery, go for it, but remember, the surgery is not the magic. The magic is within you and your determination to make it work. Follow the instructions to the letter given by the doctor. Don't deviate, don't add, don't take away, do exactly what he says and you will be successfull as I have been. That's the answer. If you want this bad enough, it can happen for you. Kathy
