ONE YEAR SURGIVERSARY!

OH MY GOSH!!!!

IT HAS BEEN ONE YEAR!!!!!

HOORAY!!!!!

In celebration of my one year surgiversary, I wanted to post some pictures of before and after. I purposely saved this outfit because I knew that it would come in handy. The green shirt and pants was the last outfit I wore before I went into surgery. The jeans and red shirt was my very favorite outfit...which you can see is much too big now. The jeans are a size 22W and now I am a 10. The shirt was a 3x and now I am a Large or Extra Large!

This belt used to be too small and now look at it! I have so much room!!!!!!

Measurements:

Body Part: Before: After: Total Lost (all measurments are in inches)

Neck: 16.5-13.5-3 lost

Chest: 52-42-10 lost
Shoulders: 54-44-10 lost
Waist: 60-41-19 lost
Hips: 55-47.5-7.5 lost
Right Bicep: 16.75-12.75-4 lost
Left Bicep: 16.5-12.25-4.25 lost
Right Thigh: 29.5-24.75-4.75 lost
Left Thigh: 28.75-24.5-4.25 lost
Right Calf: 20-17.5-2.5 lost
Left Calf: 20-16.75- 3.25 lost
Ring Size:11-7-4 Ring size
Body % Fat: 46.6-30.3-16.3 lost (this measurment is 2 months old. Has not been tested for a while)

72.5 Total Inches LOST!!!!

So, after a whole year of life changing experiences, lets talk about the good stuff! There has been so many changes and revelations this last year that I want to share with you. The list could go on forever, BUT dont worry, I wont keep you too long!

1. First off, I make a really cheap date:) I dont eat too much, so we could split something. "The drinks will kill you!" as my dad says, but I cant drink while I eat, so you will be saving money there. Plus, I cant eat sugar, so we will not be getting dessert. This makes shopping for food and eating out super easy!
   


2. Small plate, big plate, or a platter, when my stomach is full it doesnt even matter! I used to eat on small plates, but what I realized is that no matter what size my plate is, my stomach gets full and I am down for the count.



3. I can now sit behind the steering wheel and have my stomach not hit it in my car!



4. I can sit in the back seat and the seatbelts fit, plus I can now ride in my dad's Corvette comfortably. It totally makes sense to me now why he bought it after he lost all of the weight. HMMM what should I buy myself when I hit my goal?!?!?
   


5. I do not have to worry about breaking chairs when I sit down.



6. My butt fits into chairs now! Like really, the starbucks chair actually fit my tushie!



7. I still have the fat girl mentality though. I get claustrophobic when I sit next to people. I feel like I am taking up too much space....but I really guess I am not.



8. I wear high heels as much as possible! My feet dont hurt and I dont feel like I am going to snap the heel off!
   


9. I have not eaten fast food in a whole year and I really dont miss it!



10. I love fruit more than anything these days. Give me a pear and I am happy :)
    


11. I am running 10-15 miles per week now....by choice!



12. My money now wants to go to workout clothes and good running shoes instead of food!



13. This year I "found" my collar bones and the chest bones.



14. I felt my ribs for the first time.



15. I thought my hip bones were tumors in my sides. I did not even know they existed until this year:) I can ACTUALLY feel my hips/pelvis.



16. For the first time, I hurt my spine getting into the bathtub. I laid down to "relax" and thought someone was stabbing me....but no, it was just my spine! OUCH!
    


17. Sitting on hard surfaces hurts the "cheeks"



18. No more missed calls when my phone is on vibrate. The fat used to absorb the vibrations and I could not feel it, NOW I can for sure feel the vibrating of the phone.



19. I feel like I actually have eyes. I know this sounds really odd, but when your face is so full, it seems like my eyes disappeared. BUT...ladies and gentlemen, they are back in full force!

So I have made it a full year post gastric bypass surgery! I am not done yet, but getting closer to my goal each and every day! The fun thing is this, I am really never done. Health is something that we cling to each day. I will continue to dedicate my time to being healthy. Sure, I will hit my goal weight....eventually, but health continues forever!

So there it is my friends! I made it...one year down....many to go!!!

HIP

Hip


HOORAY!!!!!


Look out 2011 here I come!!!!!!