lompocjon
Hi Everyone,
I have been fighting to control my weight ever since I was 13 years old. Prior to that I was active in sports and just regular "kid stuff". Unfortunately, the area in which I live did not have organized sports for kids after that age (except for high school sports), so I discovered computers. I started playing on the computer and eating junk food by the handful. I was never in the clinically obese category until my mid-20's when I started working at a desk all day.
I did many weight loss programs, half-heartedly to say the least. The only one I had any success with was a medically-supervised liquid fasting program through the Clinic at which I work. I started at 298# and got down to 225#. I kept it off for about 1.5 years, but then I stopped walking every day and went back to my old eating habits.
I had the Roux-En-Y surgery on March 8, 2007, at 439#. As of today, I am down to 360# for a loss of 79#. I am so thrilled with the results just after 2 months. I have been fortunate in that I had no post-op complications, pain or anything. I have been up and about since the day after the surgery.
I have had a little trouble advancing to some foods. I try a little and if it doesn't sit well, I know to hold off a little longer on that food. I am trying as hard as I can to make the healthy eating that I have to do right now because of the surgery my new lifestyle. Of course, the best thing for me right now is that I FEEL FULL!!! I can't remember the last time I felt that way prior to the surgery.
I am also enjoying the physical improvements that I have noticed after the 79 pound loss. I am breathing so much easier and my knees don't hurt anymore. I was limping by the time I finally had the surgery, but not anymore. I didn't even realize how much I was struggling to breathe until I don't have to anymore. And, I know that this will get even better as I continue to lose.
No matter what stage of weight loss you are in, I wish you the best. I am so glad to have found this site so that I can get, and give, support in this effort.
