Chili Cookoff pre, 3 mo post and 15 mo post

[Kindle 8,667]

Last night was the Annual Chili Cookoff fund raiser for our local animal shelter. I've helped organize it for the last 4 years, (ironically I am in charge of the dessert auction). So this morning I got to thinking what a difference a couple years and WLS has made for me when it comes to this event. It's interesting how things have evolved. Two years ago I was just in the beginning stage of thinking of having WLS. I hadn't even decided what kind yet. Last year I was 3 months VSG post op and still not quite feeling "normal". And this year I'm below goal, well into maintenance and enjoying life. Here's what I consumed each of those years....

2013

Tasted 8 chills, had 2 pieces of cornbread, 6 Jell-O shots, a piece of pie and too many beers to remember. Went to an after party where we ate MORE chili and drank MORE beer. Went home stuffed and drunk.

2014

Tasted 3 chilis, drank Vitamin Water and had two tiny forkfuls of dessert (my first sweets postop, actually). Went to an after party and sipped water. Was very stuffed and went home with a belly ache.

2015

Tasted 6 chilis, had 1 bite of cornbread, drank 2 raspberry twisted teas, and had 4 forkfuls of dessert. Was not uncomfortably full or drunk and went straight home happy where I drank 12oz of Sleepytime tea before going to bed.

Here's to life after VSG ????????????????

[Babbs 14,680]

@@Kindle

That's what I love about you. You work your sleeve as it's intended. You have managed to find that happy medium we all strive for and just eat like a normal person. Like a thin person. You don't over think anything. You just...live life!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Kindle,

You have the perspective I treasure: the LONG look.

As newbies are told over and over again: This is not a sprint. It is a marathon.

And your post above with VERY creative metrics to illustrate the three years of this journey (pre / during / post) is what a WLS marathon can look like.

This journey requires time, persistence and patience.

Respect!

Edited March 15, 2015 by VSGAnn2014

[sa1976 221]

Thank you for this post. It helps us that are new in this journey .