The difference 9 months makes
Hi everyone - I've been gone for a while, but today is my 9 month surgiversary and I've been thinking about it a lot today. In the time it takes to cook a baby, I feel as if I have been reborn. This journey has not been without it's challenges. In many ways, it's been far harder than I dreamed and reaching goal does not mean I've resolved my relationship with food. I have begun therapy, which I swore before surgery I didn't need. That has been the one universal truth I have found. We do not get to a level of morbid obesity without a dysfunctional relationship with food. If you do not address the roots of the issue, it will manifest itself in other ways!
I remember so strongly the inspirational posts made by people who had "lost it" when I started my journey. I remembered looking at them and saying "I'll never get there, but that's okay - I just want to be healthy." Without further ado - I want to give my before and after and let you all know you CAN do it too!
Weight - Highest 327, Surgery 279, Today 145 Fasting Glucose - Before: 155, Today: 81
BMI - Highest 48.3, Surgery 41.2, Today 21.4 Cholesterol - Before: 238, Today: 176
Blood pressure - Before: 140/90, Today: 112/60 Pants size - Before: 24, Now: 4
