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It has been 11 years today since I had the roux-en-y surgery and I am still maintaining at between 145 and 150.  If I could get my excess skin removed I'm sure I'd be at around 125 which would be excellent for my height.  I'm so proud of myself for keeping the weight off.  It has been an amazing journey, many ups and downs, but all-in-all a success. 

Yesterday was my 10 year anniversary and although I have had many ups and downs with my weight, I have pretty much stabilized at 150 pounds.  Not the ideal weight for my height of 5' 3" but if I could afford plastic surgery I would likely lose at least another 20 pounds which would put me very close to the "ideal" weight for my height.  I am quite certain that my pouch has stretched some but it certainly has not stretched to an unmanageable size.  Now when I put on a few pounds I have to make a concerted effort to get them off, but I am not complaining!  I still have more energy and much less discomfort than I did when I weighed 350 pounds!!  

Well, I have no idea what I ate that made me sick but I have had diarrhea for the past two weeks and have lost 17 pounds because of it.  Although I am quite happy with the weight loss, I certainly don't recommend it!!  I am still trying to figure out what it was that I ate that made me so sick, but I can't figure it out.  I haven't been that sick in a long, long time and I don't want to be that sick again.  I don't have insurance any more so I didn't even go to the doctor because I couldn't afford it.  So, I guess in a way I caught a break on getting the weight back off that I was so upset about in my earlier post.  Now that I seem to be healthy again, I need to set up an exercising routine and get my diet under control.  I also need to update my profile photo since I look quite a bit different now!!

Six plus years ago I had gastric bypass surgery and changed my life.  But over the past two years I have let it slip closer and closer back to what it was before.  I have gained almost 50 pounds from my lowest weight and I am extremely disappointed in myself.  Now the holidays are here and not the time to start anything new.  After they are over I plan to get back on track and get the weight back off.  No pills, no revisions, no "magic" anything except hard work and the will to just do it!!  I often wish that I still had the honeymoon period back when I could just NOT eat very much or certain things!  God gave me the chance to restart my life and I am just throwing it away because of laziness!  Shame on me!