DarcyMad
11 mos. out and goal reached!
Nov 03, 2011
The past year has been unbelievable! My surgiversary will be November 17, 2011. I've reached my weight loss goal of 111 lbs and have even surpassed it! My goal weight was 140 and I'm standing at 138 as of this morning. I"m 5'7" so I'm right where I want/need to be. If I go below that by a few pounds, I'm not too worried as I know there's some bounceback. I have consulted with my surgeon, however, about increasing carbs so that I'm in a maintenance phase.Not once in my life have I ever succeeded at a diet. Oh I've lost weight but not once have I ever reached a goal weight...not ONCE! This is a first for me and I'm tremendously proud of myself for helping to make this happen. I'm also glad that I have the tool that made this possible. The DS. I cannot say enough good things about this surgery.
I also was very fortunate to have the surgeon I had. Dr. Stewart is an amazing bariatric surgeon. He's very skilled and very thorough. He was able to minimize my time in surgery and (I believe) that helped my time in recovery. I was back to work after a week and a half!
I am so grateful to my DS family. The people I met through OH on the DS board were instrumental in getting me prepared for surgery and how to live life afterwards. The boards can sometimes be moody but if you can cut through that to the heart of what's being said, the knowledge you will gain there is invaluable. Never be afraid to reach out to someone you connect with and ask questions.
That's it for now!
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About Me
Cedar Park, TX
Location
22.7
BMI
Surgery
11/17/2010
Surgery Date
Jul 22, 2010
Member Since
Before & After
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