Midgie67
October 21, 2009
Oct 21, 2009
Guess it has been awhile.
Last week I flew back to MA to see my surgeon for my 2 year check up. (2 months late, but what the heck, I at least got there LOL) To say she was floored is an understatement. (She was so impressed, she had me send her my journal and all my pictures from the last 2 years so she can use me in her seminars!) I have lost to date 260 + lbs! I started my journey at over 440 lbs and I weighed in today at 179 lbs! Life is good, hell life is great! The surgeon said I am doing great, and went way past what she ever expected I would do!
2 years ago I couldn't do any of what I am doing now. I hike with my family (our new passion)...we go camping and I walk daily. I love to exercise, and hang out with my daughter OUTSIDE. Which I never wanted to do before (well I wanted to hang out with her...LOL but to go out..forget it.) My daughter has a new mom and my husband has a new wife LOL
No regrets...no problems. I eat 1/3rd of what I use to eat. I am actually still losing. Surgeon said I should be done....but it is still hard to eat when I am not hungry. I have to say, the program Mass General Hospital puts out is WONDERFUL. Some say they require you to do so much (several nutrition classes before and after the surgery) and I was one of them when I heard how many classes I had to attend. But now...they were so worth it. I needed that constant help. If we had not moved to AZ last year, I would still be attending the classes. My surgeon said that it is now a 2 year wait for the surgery at Mass General. If you are in MA and want the best care...take the 2 years..if you are in deseperate need, I am sure they will fit you in earlier...they are wonderful there. They are going to expand, so I am thinking that 2 year wait is not going to last long. But they are the BEST in MA. (Heck anywhere!)
I am so thankful for all I have! Check out my before pics and you will understand. Before the surgery I would go to work everyday (4 hours a day, all I could handle at that weight), did some activities for girl scouts and church, but came home every night and just sat on the couch...I was tired all the time, never had the energy to do much else. I know now, if I didn't have the surgery when I did, I would be on the road to the grave right now.
The above picture says it all (taken 2 weeks ago) My husband and I went to a semi-formal at our daughters school. For the first time in my life, I felt SEXY...I don't intend to go back to where I was (I love this sexy feeling LOL)
Plastic surgery is on the list. I need it in my legs bad...but other than that, I won't really need it. I think being a gym rat since 3 months post-op has helped a lot! I went from wearing 5 X shirts, 6X pants, and a 56 H bra...to a small/medium shirt, 10/12 pants and a 36 C bra! (and yes, you can add a boob lift to that plastic surgery list LOL they just basically deflated LOL)
I am truly happy. I had been overweight all my life....so I he never felt this way. Just had to share.
TTFN and thanks for reading
Margery
