Better than ever!!

Hello all!

I am very excited to say that this month will be a year that I had my surgery..and I'm very happy with the out come and even though I'm not at my ideal weight (125) at least i can say I'm not that far from it!!I know with a little extra push i can get there. As far as my eating habits they have improved a lot,I was experiencing a little difficulty in my diet since i had to find out what kind of foods my stomach could handle being that my stomach was reduce to such a small size it was kinda of hard having to adjust to smaller meals & softer foods and things like that other than that....I am doing great! I feel better than ever more healthier and more happier than before. and like i mention before my self esteem has gone up and that makes me feel good.I now have more energy than before much more active than ever.My kids, family & friends are very happy with my new look,they know that this experience has changed my life to a better and healthier way of leaving. So I encourage you the person who is considering surgery that might be reading this to think of the wonderful outcome of these weight loss surgery, it will be the best decision you ever could make.I recommend this surgery to anyone who is ready to make a life time change in there life.

My life has been pretty much changed after surgery,changed for the best i should say. even though some times is hard for me to get use to the new me..I mean don't get me wrong here I love the new me. I love to be able to go for long walks and not get tired quickly and run out of breath like i use to in the past. I also enjoy shopping. and even though i am not in my ideal weight yet... it feels good to fit into smaller sizes. It's been almost 6 months since my surgery and have dropped down from 220 pounds to 143 pounds. my ideal weight is at least 125 pounds. witch means i have 18 pounds more to loose. My goal is to accomplish that by the end of this year. Being a single mother of three boys makes my life pretty busy from the moment i get off from work to the moment i go to bed. so this sometimes makes it a bit difficult to get in a good exercise mood. so that means i have to put a little more effort into it, so i will keep you all posted on this weight loss journey. well now i want to also mention the not so good side of this weight loss journey. Having the Gastric Sleeve(or any other weight loss surgery) does not mean it's some kind of magic done to make you loos all your weight. It takes allot of courage commitment and sacrifice in your part,why??? because you still have control of what you can eat and can't eat, surgery helps with the portion control. you in thee other hand have control of what you are going to eat every time you get hungry. and even though this surgery does help with my cravings at times. i don't know if it's mental or not, but it has help me to stay away from snaking all day like use to do in the past. I also have the support of my family who help me stay healthy by cooking healthier and by letting me know that i should not be eating or drinking some thing that iknow is going to make me sick. I use to cope with food all the time before food was my confort for every thing. so now that i can't turn to food i am learning different and healthier ways to cope with my feelings, like reading writing going for walks things like that.
But overall i am very happy with my surgery. if i was ask to do it all over again i would do it in a heart beat....