July 6th 2010 7 Months after surgery

Hi there, yes I know its been awhile since I have posted or talked to you all, I have been pretty busy. since my last post I have had surgery again, moved from one city to another, and celebrated a birthday and the celebration of another weight loss milestone.

As of July 3rd 2010 I have lost 125.3 lbs in this weight loss journey that started for me last November 18th 2010. I have also had to have my gall bladder removed which can sometimes occur in rapid weight loss the gall bladder just can't handle it and flares up and causes extreme pain. I had more pain with this surgery then I did with the gastric bypass. I also had some complications in this surgery that are causing me to take a lot longer to heal and that is frustrating.

I celebrated turning 35 on June 11th 2010 and I was so excited to be able to go shopping for a whole new summer wardrobe. a year ago at this time i was wearing a plus size 26 to 30 depending on the make and style of the clothes, and I am proud to say that I am into a size 16/18 or a 2x/3x..... I am finally starting to see the weight loss like everyone else has been saying for months now. I still battle with my thoughts and feelings of how i don't look like i want to but that is slowly changing. I am taking responsibility for who I am and what I do and why I eat what I eat and how I need to change what I eat.

I have recently moved to Toronto Ontario and find myself surprisingly loving it. we have moved to a very small apartment but it is attached to a mall with a subway station built in, so I really can go anywhere and walk everywhere. I haven't really been able to get out much but I do try to at least get out and walk for 30 to 60 minutes but with the healing of this last surgery I find it a little hard to get out and walk, but I am doing it. As I lose more and more weight I am so much more motivated to exercise and get out and be social...something I hadn't done in years, I would hide inside because I hated myself and how people would see me and judge me and make comments without even knowing who I was. Now I go out and still see people judging me and making comments but I just think to myself, that I know what a success I am to date and I know where I am going to be in 6 months or a year and they can all kiss my ass.

So I will try and be better at updates but I can't promise anything...lol