MicheleinMD
One year later...
Aug 28, 2008
Well here I am one year and one day later. I have now lost 130 pounds. I have about 70-80 more pounds to lose. I feel so much better than I did one year ago. It is even hard to explain how much better. I no longer take high blood pressure medication, so that is a plus. I am able to keep up with my kids (most of the time, lol). I go to the gym 3-4 times a week, and I still hate it as much as the first day I walked through the gym's door. I do like how I feel after working out and it has helped to save my sanity on some days.
I have found that my appetite has increased a bit. I am able to eat pretty much whatever I want as far as in terms of making me sick. I try to limit the bad things of course. I have not had one negative experience from having the surgery. I have not gotten sick like some of the people do. There are two types of food I crave...I crave crab and I crave italian food. I also crave salads now, which I never used to crave lol. That amazes me.
If any of you out there are scared to death to have the surgery like I was, it helped save my life. I do not know where I would be today if I had not had the surgery. I might not even be here today. I did feel like I was dying with the weight I was carrying around. I have lost a whole person so far. It is a pretty amazing journey that I am and I am loving it!
I have found that my appetite has increased a bit. I am able to eat pretty much whatever I want as far as in terms of making me sick. I try to limit the bad things of course. I have not had one negative experience from having the surgery. I have not gotten sick like some of the people do. There are two types of food I crave...I crave crab and I crave italian food. I also crave salads now, which I never used to crave lol. That amazes me.
If any of you out there are scared to death to have the surgery like I was, it helped save my life. I do not know where I would be today if I had not had the surgery. I might not even be here today. I did feel like I was dying with the weight I was carrying around. I have lost a whole person so far. It is a pretty amazing journey that I am and I am loving it!
