Tri - Surgiversery

When replying to Deb’s two year surgiversery post. I looked at my signature and realized that today is my three year surgiversery.

I agree time does sure fly.

So let’s recap I started my journey on 12/10/2009 when I first visited my Surgeon. I weighed in at a whopping 357 pounds. On the day of surgery 3/3/2010, I weighed 309. Today I weighed in at 205.1.

I reached goal at 7 months at 220 pounds. Although my body didn’t stop. I went as low as 188 pounds.

For those that followed my progress. You know that I struggled with my goal weight for a long time. I was never one to believe in the Normal BMI range. When I got to 188 I was disgusted with how I looked. I would have to lose another 15 pounds to get to the top of the normal range. I got comments from friends and family but I ignored them but I truly didn’t like the way I looked. So I decided to stay in the 195 to 200 Range. Therefore I lost a total of 169 but put back on 17 pounds on purpose for a total loss of a 157 pounds.

I then had Plastic Surgery in December of 2011 (LBL) and June of 2012 (Gynecomastia). Basically I now have a new body. I still have flabby thighs but I can live with it. I adjusted my target range between 200 and 205. I now look in the mirror and can honestly say I love what I see. Most importantly…I love myself.

I lead an active lifestyle. I work hard and play hard at the same time. I’m trying to maintain a good work life balance.

To give an example two weeks ago I went Camping with my son in sub degree cold weather. Yesterday I took my son and daughter skiing. Next week I’m off to Minnesota for work for several days.

The activities I am now able to do with my kids are priceless. They create long term memories that they will never forget. I would never have been able to do them at 350+ pounds. I've been in support group meetings where people have said that they missed their children childhoods. I'm glad that I made this decision before loosing the ability to profoundly impact my kids childhoods..

I don’t post much anymore. But I do visit every day to update my weight in the tracker. And pretty much just briefly lurk.

I never weigh my food. I stopped tracking as I pretty much eat the same foods all the time. So I know what’s safe and what’s not and how those foods affect my body. I never eat till I’m full. Don’t like throwing up so not going there. I do weigh myself daily. I don’t stress…I adjust. Once in a blue moon I’ll take a break. To get out of my rut. But I’ll hop back on the bandwagon if my clothes feel tight. I know that if I don’t stay vigilant I will fall back in my old ways…ain’t going to happen…Been through too much to go there.

Bottom line...If you develop good habits early on...Maintainance becomes a breeze and you know how to work your tool.

Since I forgot about my surgiversery I didn’t make an annual appointment with my surgeon. I have to do that as I have questions. My only complaints are that when I laugh really hard I get spasms in my intestines. If I eat or drink an hour before going to bed I wake up out of my sleep choking. I posted about that earlier and was told it may be GERD.

Other than that…even though the honeymoon is over…I still love my Sleeve!!!

You look fantastic!

Congrats on your success!  You look great!  I really like reading posts like this because it makes me feel like I can really do this!  I'm a newbie...less than 2 weeks post op and I know I have a LONG journey ahead of me.  But you and others like you give me confidence that I too can be successful! 

Well done! Thanks for an awesome vision of what life can look like several years out. Nice tux, too. :)

I've followed you from the beginning.  You were one of the people I followed on a daily basis when I was a newbie.  Now coming up on my own 3 year anniversary.  Time does fly!!!   You look great!!!  Congrats on the happiness and many years to come!!

Wow. What an inspiration. You look amazing and suuuuper young Congrats on your success

Awesome!!

 

You look absolutely great!

Nice to see you again, Mikey.  You look wonderful.  

Congrats!  Nice to hear from people further out!

MikeyMike !!!!

Congrats on 3 !!!

Love this line !

"Bottom line...If you develop good habits early on...Maintainance becomes a breeze and you know how to work your tool."

Great post !!!

frisco