daniellea84
OK! I am a 23 year old mommy and wife. I had gastric bypass on October 30, 2007 (1 day before my birthday). It was the best thing I have ever done for myself and my family! :-) Currently, I am 7 months post op and have lost 98lbs!!! I am so happy to be back to me. I still have a ways to go...but not nearly as far as I have come already. It is so wonderful to go to the park and play with our 4 year old son with energy that I never used to have. I don't just sit on the bench anymore, I slide down the slides (cause now I fit) and I just run around and act like a goof. It is so much fun! I am so much happier now than I was, and I didn't even realize I was so miserable. I like to look at before and after pictures often to remind myself of where I used to be, how far I've come, and the weight I will NEVER see again. A lot of people believe that having this surgery is the "easy way out". I am here to say that it's not even easy. It's the extra boost that some people need, but it is still a lot of hard work. Training your brain and body to work out everyday isn't easy...if it was, we never would have been at that point to begin with. Training your body to recognize when you are full...not overstuffed, isn't easy, if it was, we never would have been at that point to begin with! So, that is all for now... This surgery has definitely been the best thing that I have ever done, not only for me, but especially and maybe even more importantly, for my son, who doesn't have a fat lazy mom anymore!!
