2 Year Surgaversary

Two years ago I made a decision that would change the rest of my life. I decided to have gastric bypass surgery. That decision has made me more healthy, more vibrant, more full of life, more happy and all around a better person. I have learned how to eat less and eat more healthy foods, but that doesn't mean that I deprive myself of something if I truly want it, unless it involves sugar.

Here are my starting stats:

Right Arm: 17"
Left Arm: 18"

Chest: 59"
Waist: 53.5"

Right Leg: 31"
Left Leg: 32"

Right Calf: 19"
Left Calf: 18.5"

Current Weight: 315
Current Height: 5'5"
Current Size: 24-26

Here are my current stats:

Right Arm: 12"  5 inches lost
Left Arm: 12"  6 inches lost

Chest: 40"  19 inches lost
Waist:41 "  12.5 inches lost

Right Leg: 23"  8 inches lost
Left Leg: 23"  9 inches lost

Right Calf: 16"  3 inches lost
Left Calf: 16"  2.5 inches lost

Current Weight: 185
Current Height: 5'5"
Current Size: 12
Total Inches Lost: 65

These past 6 months have been the hardest for me, on a personal level, not a weight loss level. My mom passed away in January. One would think a former fat person would turn to food to cope with that. I didn't. I didn't want anything to do with food. I had to actually force myself to eat. I knew I had to eat to survive. I can honestly say though, I don't think we cooked for like a month after she passed. I didn't feel like doing much of anything. I'm surprised actually that I didn't gain weight. I was eating so little that I thought my body would hold on to any little bit of fat it could, but it didn't. I stayed the same weight.

Before surgery I wasn't an emotional eater, I just didn't know how to control my portions. I would eat two or three large plates of food at almost every meal. I'm still not an emotional eater, and I know how to control my portions. Before surgery we bought a lot of salad plates to eat off of. We knew that if we just put the correct portion on that little plate then we would be successful. And we have been very successful.

I have only had two very minor complications. One was neuropathy from lack of vitamin b and the other has been that my belly button gets angry at me. Because my belly skin folds over my belly button it tends to get red and irritated if it is too warm. I simply just clean it with some medical clense and then put some cortisone on it. The neuropathy went away with some heavy doses of vitamin b and alpha lipoic acid that I took for a few months.

Here are some comparison photos. I haven't taken photos in a very long time because i have been at this same size for a while and I judge my inches lost by how my clothes fit. I have ALOT of loose skin. And I am not going to do anything about it. I love myself and my husband loves me just the way I am so I don't feel the need to change that.

June 27, 2015

June 20, 2013