It's been a while since I've posted a new topic. Life got busy when I started a new job about three months ago. Just here to motivate others just starting on their journey, either pre-op or just home from the hospital. I finally reached my goal weight last week, just 13 months after surgery. I met my doctor's goal weight (135) just before my surgiversary Jan 30. Technically, a stomach flu helped me get there faster than I would have liked

The best news (as if goal weight wasn't enough) were the numbers on my labs. I was well within all the acceptable ranges and my cholesterol alone is better than it's ever been, even from when I was a teenager! My HDL was gone up, my LDL has gone down and I dropped nearly 2.0 points in my ratio. I am over the moon!!

I feel great, I eat just about anything I want, and I live a very normal, productive life. Now, when I say "anything" I want to clarify that I still make very healthy choices 85% of the time, but I don't even have to think of small portions now. What I want is all I need, I get perfectly full and I'm good. I haven't counted a calorie in months, just keeping common sense of Protein first, etc. I eat more Desserts than I care to admit to, Peanut Butter anything is my weakness. Soda is still out of my diet completely, but I enjoy Water, tea, coffee and occasional juice. Tonight I had my first glass of wine, first time having alcohol in over 14-months, and it was great. It did not treat me any differently than before surgery and I kept it to the single glass.

I should post pictures soon, my profile pic is now very old and about 40+ pounds ago. I'm loving life, running, playing, sleeping like a champ - so happy I made this wonderful choice for my life!

Good luck to everyone!

Awesome job! Congratulations on meeting your goal!

I can't wait to be in your shoes congratulations :-)

I feel great, I eat just about anything I want, and I live a very normal, productive life

AliveAgain

love your story, and especially the above words

sums up your life in a nutshell

how great is that!!!!!

always great to see/hear success stories

newbies thrive on them (vets too!!)

sad that we are seeing "less and less" of you

hope you come around the neighborhood more often!!!!!

take care

hard work does pay off!!!!!!

kudos

Thanks for the uplift!

Congratulations!

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing..... Your post is uplifting and encouraging!!!

I can't wait to be in your shoes congratulations :-)

You will be one day, if you keep the faith and do the hard work!

And literally, I may be selling my shoes soon as most of them are now one full size too big for me