3 month update…long
hi everyone,
just wanted to fill everyone in on how far i have gotten. today i
weighed myself and am officially down 60 lbs and wednesday is my 12
week post-op day. i exercise everyday!!! i am amazed at how much
drive i have again. my skin is not sagging anywhere and i drink at
least 75 oz. of water a day. sometimes i have my days where i eat
more carbs than usual but i get right back on it the next day and i
still lose weight. i do not deprive myself though. if i want it, i
let myself have it. i cut my hair (about 9 inches) into a shag and
have highlighted it really blonde. i have also been tanning a lot
and it is finally really starting to show. i feel so good all the
time. when i go for 3 mile walks, my feet never hurt! i just dont
hurt anymore period. speaking of period, i have a regular one now.
it comes at the same time every month. i went from never leaving my
house to never being home. i am looking for another job right now,
something where it is more stable than being a banquet waitress. i
can eat anything but things dont taste as good as they used to. i
can feel so much muscle in my body now and my stomach is shrinking up
to its old self. i feel 21 again and am loving it. i felt 70
before, never being able to do anything and always staying home when
everyone else was going out. i am going back to school this fall for
dental hygiene, something that i started out doing 3 years ago but
colleges just dont accomodate for heavy people. for the first time
in a long time, i dont feel really big. i know that i am heavy but i
fit in to the surroundings more. people dont notice me because i am
the biggest one anymore, they notice me because they see my features
now. one thing i do have to say is that pre-ops and newly post-ops,
all your problems dont go away with the weight. they are still there
but it is easier to cope now. the weight is going and that stress is
now becoming a part of your past so now you can move on to other
things. this surgery has given me my life back and there is no
holding me back now!!!
your friend,
lanaya
11/24/2001 - 380 lbs
12/26/2001 - 373 lbs
3/18/2002 - 320 lbs