Charlene W.

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This has been such a journey....It been good I cant lie, the struggle Ive had has not come from any health issues after surgery Praise Be To God...but the stuggle in the mind that I had before surgery still lives on! I hit a serious plateau because Im able to graze all day, I dont "dump" and my mind and my body fight over urges, cravings, moving all sorts of battles begin in my mind when It comes to food! Im giving it to the Lord every day and he has already given me the victory to succeed I just have to move forward in trusting him. I count calories and workout regularly and pray, diet supplement, vitamins, water, and its working. I have finally hit the goal i thought I always wanted to be again before surgery 175!! I feel so blessed, but now that Im here 165 is my new goal LOL....Im doing it the health way! I feel strong and Im able to do this through Christ!!! praise his name!!!

Im strong today, Im motivated today....since my last post Im down 22.5lbs!!! So to reach my initial goal after surgery I have 12 lbs to go and I will be 165! Im currently in a tight size 12 pants but a medium-small top! its the way Im shaped. But Im loving my life again! enjoying excercise and challenging myself to eat healthy daily. I will hit the 3year surgerversary  on August 28 and Im looking forward to continued healthy living Yeah Me!

So Here I am 2 years and 5 months out! Wow I cant believe its been that long! My starting weight was 301lbs and my current weight is 187.5 lbs (size 14)...the lowest Ive been since surgery day is 184.0 lbs my goal is a size 10 or 165 lbs...I dont understand why Its taken this long for my head to get right...and now that I think its on straight Im Pissed that I did not seize all full opportunity to reach my goals during my honeymoon period...now, I wanted to try this and that and test the waters on every treat! I dont even throw up or dump like others...so now here I am for the past 4 weeks on a 1200 calorie diet and 45 min a day workout regimen and 1hour on weekends...well apparently that's not enough either!
4 weeks ago I was up to a whooping 199.5 Ive lost 11 lbs in 4weeks but now nothing is happening! The only thing left to do is lower calories or work out 2 hours a day!!! or both
but Im determined to reach my goal THIS YEAR!!!  i must!!! 



 

ALMOST 8MONTHS OUT 201 LBS

So Here I am...its March 11th and Im feeling great!!!
I currently weight 203lbs my new goal is 165lbs. Ive got 38lbs to go and I have been busting my "you know". Ive been working out most days twice a day. I want to hit this goal before Im 1year out!
I so critical of myself...Ive started a new relationship that is going so good so fast were talking about marriage, but Im terrified that he will see me in "all my wrinkled skin glory" and run for the hills!
Our relationship hasnt come to the physical part yet and he knows what Ive been through, but you know, we tend to look better with cloths on after this procedure.!!!
LOL... oh well if its meant hes gone have to love ALL of me, Lose skin, Flap jack breast, dimples and all LOL, Lawd help me!

 OK....so my birthday was yesterday Oct 17, but I started celebrating on Thursday and I will continue until Monday!
IM ALIVE!!! 
After all the horror stories I heard about RNY Im still here! Praise GOD!
Why should I celebrate, the weight is coming off, Im healthy with no complications...thanks be to God for another year of a new quality life...im grateful.

So this process kind of reminds me of when I was pregnant and for ME it felt like FOREVER and everyone else thought I was so QUICK.

But....Yesterday I was a little bored and deared to wander into an Old Navy store. Out of curiosity I took a couple a tops, a jacket and even a pair of pants to the dressing room......And to my SUPRISE everything fit!!!!
So for the first time in YEARS my problem was not finding something to fit but having enough money to pay for all the things that did fit!!! WOW that was great!!!

So the scale is moving slowly but the inches are making the difference for sure! I fit into a pair of pants that was hanging in my closet that I only wore once before cause they fit like paint and hurt like a too small girdle and they actually have some room now! YEAH IM HAPPY!!!!