FIVE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a difference five years makes!!!! I don't even know what to think about that. My whole life has changed so many times over in the last half decade. And I can honestly say it has been with zero effort:))) Dr. Alvarez gave me my life back. I don't even remember myself as a 275 pound girl. I am holding steady at 145 which at 5'8" is perfect for me. I got to this weight around 9 or 10 months post op. I had a breast lift/augment, tummy tuck, and thigh lift in May 2012 and couldn't be more proud of those results. I wish I had gone ahead and done the full body lift but the front side of my body is AMAZING. I will try to remember how to upload some new pics. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE if you have any questions or hesitations about having this surgery ask me anything.
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*10 pounds lost pre-op
Not nearly enough. I did great the first year. If you'll read my blog you would think I made up the saga that followed my surgery. I went thru a brutal divorce and went thru a severe depression for about a year. My ex husband sent me an email from Korea after 8 years of marriage and said he didn't want to be married to me anymore. Two weeks post op. And then he disconnected his phone. For survival and just because I didn't know what else to do I went to a trainer three times a week for several months and that helped heal my mind and body. He taught me the tools I needed so I can work out a full body routine at home with hand weights and a yoga ball. Since then I had to get a full time job as a single mother and it's been harder to work out regularly. I have found though that if you at least get in 1 brisk walk a day for about 30 minutes that's enough to maintain as long as you don't eat too ridiculous. And I'll be totally honest....I eat what I want. I am getting more dedicated to eating the way I should but if I want a sweet or dinner out I have it. With that being said dinner out will still feed me four to five meals because I cannot get much more than a childs plate down. Hope I helped some. Message me anytime if I can help you with anything else:)
Everything happens for an amazing reason. It devastated me at the time. But I found myself and made a life for myself and my son and for the first time in my life I really really like myself. There's a time and a purpose for all things. My ex husband gave me my son. And for that I will be forever grateful.
I don't know that I have any. I'm just living because I have my life back. I feel alive. I enjoy being alive. So I do what I want. I don't deprive myself of anything I want to have. I know they say have 3 meals a day and that's it, but I have PCOS so I eat every two to three hours so I don't get headaches and hypoglycemic from my insulin not working properly. I don't feel like a good role model. But I don't overindulge, if I have a craving I have a little bit, and I try to eat small and boring and bland through the week so I can have a nice meal out on the weekend. I get out and play with my son. I go out with my girlfriends. I go fishing with my boyfriend. And I try to walk. If nothing else walking burns calories, gets you out in the sunshine, it's free, and it releases those endorphins.
