I've lost 80 pounds. 80 pounds! That's 320 sticks of butter! Or 16-5 pound bags of sugar! Or, as my friend Michele told me today, 2 & 2/3 -30 pound Bags of kitty litter! I am still trying to wrap my mind around this. Yes, I had weight loss surgery expecting to lose lots of weight. But to actually see it happening after years of struggling and failing? It's an amazing feeling.
I started this journey wanting to lose 200 pounds. Seemed insurmountable. Today, I am almost half way to that goal! I'm also feeling better. When you have roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery, you have a malabsorption factor to deal with on a regular basis. I was recently diagnosed with a B12 deficiency as well as a D3 deficiency. I began taking 1,000 mcg. B12 sublingually (under the tongue) and 50,000 IU vitamin D weekly. I am already feeling better. Things are definitely looking up!
A year ago this Wednesday, I made the decision to have this surgery. I am so happy (and thankful to God) that I did it and am reaping such wonderful benefits!
I promise to post a new picture of myself very soon.
Until next time,
Nancy (Scrappyknees)
December 20, 2009
Me, after losing 53 pounds in 2.5 months.
June 3, 2010 (8 months after surgery)
Me, after losing 102 pounds.
January 2011, Zoë's 5th Birthday
Zoë's 5th Birthday, January 2011, 130 pounds lighter and feeling good!
