BecomingANew.Me

Time had been flying by adding and things are going great. I weighed for the first time on Sunday and couldn't believe three results, my weigh at surgery was 670#, on Sunday it was 632.8, for a loss of 37.2#!! I weighed myself four times because I couldn't believe it!!! It has really been different than I was expecting,i had a binge eating issue period to surgery and would typically spend $20+ at the drive thru including a couple of large sodas. I have had zero issues or even cravings since the surgery!!! I've got an appointment with a therapist to start unpacking much of the things that were obviously underlying issues but just have never dealt with. It's amazing how the protein shakes fill me up, and I've learned how to tell three signals my stomach is sending, the only issue I've had is a minor flare up of gout which is apparently fairly common since the dramatic changes and the new higher amounts of protein present post op. I've even been somew

It's been a while since I last updated this so I'll try not to be too verbose. One of the big things I've been in the process of working on was getting approved for bariatric surgery and finally was and had the surgery last Thursday March 12,2015. A few observations, first I was one that thought surgery was cheating and if I last a significant amount of weight it would be discounted or dismissed because of having the surgery; I got past that and now realize I've got to put in the work and the surgery is just one of the tools in my arsenal. Secondly I realize that I looked as my final days as "my last days" and as such actually gained weight to my highest point ever, 670 pounds! It seemed in the final two weeks prior to surgery I went to every favorite restaurant and ate my favorite meals and drank plenty of soda to wash it down! Lastly I know there are ways to sabotage the surgery so it will still come down to my willingness to treat foods as fuel and not