6 months -halfway to goal!

Sep 08, 2012

Can't believe 6 months has flown by already! I've reached 40 lbs, which is halfway to my goal of 80! I feel really good and it was so much fun to buy smaller clothes and especially a smaller bathing suit this summer! Sadly, I had to give away some of my favorite clothes from the past few years because they were just falling off of me! I'll miss them but I don't miss the weight! My energy level is so much better now, and I don't get out of breath very easily anymore, which is great. The best thing was going to see my PCP and finding that my blood pressure is better than in years, and I'm off two out of 3 of the meds (the third I don't even need for my BP -it's more for palpitations, which I had for the past 20 years, even before I had high BP.) I still feel that having the VSG was one of the best decisions I've ever made, and I couldn't be happier!

In the past 3 years, my husband of 32 years moved out, I bought a condo on my own and invited my sister to move in with me, I went through a divorce, I lost my job and started a new one (which turned out to be for the best -it's so much better!), I had VSG two weeks after I found out my job was being terminated due to budget cuts, and then I had my first granddaughter 10 days after surgery (which I was present for -all 18 hours of labor!) My life has been such a tornado of emotions and stress and changes -but now life is better than ever! I love my new job -I love my new condo and living with my sister -and I REALLY LOVE being a Nana and being with my adorable 6-month-old granddaughter!! Life is good, and my surgery and weight loss is a big part of being happier and loving myself and my new life. I am so much happier now than I ever thought I could be when my husband first announced he was leaving and didn't want to be married anymore. In fact, I am friends with him and his new girlfriend of 2 1/2 years -we were all at the baby's christening together and lunch together. I am so glad I have been able to let a lot of the anger go and get past all the hurt and be friends. I would rather keep the deep friendship we've had for 35 years than be a bitter, angry person who speaks badly of her ex and calls her attorney for every little thing!

Thank you, ObesityHelp.com and all the members for all of your wonderful support in helping me change my life and my body (and mind) for the better! It's been so wonderful to have all these very supportive "friends" out there in the cyberworld who are on my side and wanting the best for me! And it's been great to be able to give back too, to feel that my experiences can help other people reach their goal and feel better to about changing their lives and selves for the best!

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