My "Present"

I posted this on VST, but I thought I'd post it here for documentation purposes as well as for anyone who may have happened across this blog who isn't on VST:

Today, I am exactly 9 weeks out from surgery and I got a "present" for my anniversary.  For the last couple of weeks I have been gaining and losing the same few pounds.  Although I understand that is part of the process, I still don't like it.  Anyway, I woke up yesterday and weighed as I do every day and the scale was done 2 pounds.  Yay!  This morning I woke up and again weighed and the scale was down another 2 1/2 pounds.  Yippppeee!!!  That makes up for stall I was in for the 2 weeks prior.  Okay, but all that isn't  but my "present".  What is my present is that I'm at 49 total pounds lost now......1 more pound till I hit the big milestone of 50 pounds.   I've been waiting to hit that milestone and now I'm on the door step to doing it. 

For anyone reading who may be considering having the sleeve, do it!  It is one of the best decisions of my life.  I started this journey at just over 300 pounds.  I had high blood pressure for which I took meds and my cholesterol was on the border of needing meds.  My whole body hurt all the time and just normal daily activities were a chore and literally a pain to my body.  Bending over to tie my shoes or shave my legs was painful and left me breathless.  I sweat at the least little exerction and stairs were hard.  I felt so helpless to control my relationship with food and thus lose any weight.  Food controlled my life and I was miserable.  Today, just a short 9 weeks later, I am so different.  My body only has occasssional pains now, I'm down to 1/2 my dose of blood pressure meds, I can tie my shoes and shave my legs with no problems and I have tons of energy these days.  Food no longer controls me.  Yes, I still have mental battles with it but I'm working on those and learning to quiet those noises in my head that want me to graze all day.  I had tons of pain up until I was 4 weeks postop.  Knowing what I know now, even that wouldn't stop me from doing it all over again if I had to.

I hope everyone is rocking their sleeve and loving life!

~Amy