I'm finally home, healing and getting used to my new lifestyle and already seeing results. I know you're wondering why I did this... So, I'll share my story.
I have been heavy, thick, overweight, whatever you want to call it most of my life. And even though I had come to a place of loving myself no matter what size I was, I realized that for me this excess weight wasn't healthy. I was always out of breath, struggled bending over, crossing my legs was impossible and never mind being able to run around with my girls and live my life to the fullest. On top of all that I had developed high blood pressure and was prescribed medication which helped for a while then stopped working, so they changed my medication. I didn't want to be on meds for the rest of my life or risk developing other weight-related illnesses.
I just want to state for the record, that just because I opted for weight loss surgery does NOT mean I hated my bigger, voluptuous body. Quite the opposite. I loved me; all of me and even with my physical limitations I felt good in my skin, but there was something more that I wanted... I wanted to be healthy! Besides, whatever weight I end up, my genetic makeup would suggest that I will still be curvy and voluptuous with amazing cleavage and thighs to die for (laughing).
Surgery was my last option. It wasn't some get skinny quick scheme! I had tried everything else... pills, shakes, excessive exercising, even starvation and with some success I had lost about 40 lbs over the course of five years or so, but it wasn't enough to combat the onset of hypertension (high blood pressure), which runs in my family.
This decision was not easy for me. It was something I thought about and extensively researched for almost two years before going through the program for surgery candidates. This surgery would completely transform the way I lived for the rest of my life, and there was no reversing it. BUT I was determined to get healthy once and for all. Some people may think that weight loss surgery is "the easy way out", but believe me, I'm only a week in and this is not the easy way!
The only regret that I have is getting to the point where I needed surgery, but this choice was the best thing I could have ever done for myself. This tool was exactly what I needed to keep myself in check, to change my relationship with food, to think healthy and to maintain my health for the rest of my, God willing, long, long life. My quality of living and chances of living longer have definitely increased.
The good news is that I haven't taken the blood pressure medication prescribed to me in a full week... and my blood pressure has remained normal since then. So, I'd say that if it all stopped here, I have reached my goal of getting healthy. This is one of the things I wanted, to be hypertension free! And so far, it's my reality.
If you have any questions feel free to ask them. I'm an open book and I'm happy to share this journey with anyone who's interested in learning about it. Also, stay tuned for pics and vids on this and other topics.
Sincerely,
A GeekChicChica
MY STATS:
Highest Weight: 312 lbs.
Pre-Op Weight: 271 lbs.
Current Weight: 255 lbs.