It's been ONE year ALREADY!!

Sep 28, 2009

WOW!  I cant believe it's been a year already! 

How have things changed....
Before: 
I started this journey at 339 lbs....with high blood pressure for which I took 2 pills a day....high cholesterol for which I took a pill...Sleep apnea for which I needed a CPAP but never did get it....along with feeling miserable and trying to hide it...achy knees and back...all the other usual things!  I wore size 26 jeans and 26/28 or 4XL shirts!

Today:
I weigh 172 lbs....I have no more high BP...no high cholesterol (in fact...Dr Williams said yesterday that my cholesterol is better than his!)....no more sleep apnea....and most of the achiness is gone!  I feel WONDERFUL!  I wear either size 10 or 12 in jeans depending on the brand and medium or large shirts! 


I knew I was going to lose a lot of weight!  I never dreamed it would be 167 lbs in ONE YEAR!  I have never been this thin...EVER!  I have never felt so amazing!  I have never been so proud of myself.  I have never been an "INSPIRATION" until now!

People often ask..."What is your secret?  How did you do it?"
Honestly....it's no secret at all!  I followed Dr Williams guidelines!  I move my body!  I measure my food...even at a year out (that way I know exactly how much I'm eating and can easily figure how much protein, calories, etc I'm getting)! 
I find ways to work in exercise....for example...at work....I'm in a confined space...but I move as much as I can....I walk/jog in place...do squats...leg lifts...side steps........whatever I can think of to do to keep my body moving!
I do what diets/doctors have been telling me to do for years!  Only this time...I have had a tool to help me stick with it!


I love my RNY!  I love Dr Williams, Janet, and the rest of the staff at the office!  But, most importantly...I finally love MYSELF!  That's the most amazing feeling in the world!

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