Losing Weight (Again) ...After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Thanks for taking time to learn about my journey! Like most of you I have struggled with my weight my whole life. But, unlike many others, in 2003, I had had Gastric Bypass Surgery. The results were fast and incredible. I lost 130 pounds in about six months. I was constantly nauseous and weak, but happy to be thinner. What I didn’t take into account was that I had learned nothing about eating right or being fit. While the weight stayed off for a few years, after three children and the pressures of life, I had gained back 80 pounds. I felt defeated.Weight Loss

As a mother of three that commutes three hours a day, I had poor eating habits. I was eating just a few times a day and my diet consisted of whatever I could grab quickly. This often meant eating a bagel in the car on my way to work. At lunch I would eat what I thought was a healthy salad in the cafeteria, which actually was packed with high calorie foods and sugary dressing. By the time I got home for dinner, I wouldn’t feel like eating and would eat left overs from my children’s plates and then often snack on chips in the evening.

In 2015, I saw a picture of myself at Easter and started to cry. How could I had gone through the pain of Gastric bypass surgery and gone right back to being out of shape? I was so embarrassed. I was so tired that the idea of working out seemed completely unattainable. But, I just stopped eating and started running. Initially I lost some weight, but my knees hurt and I was starving. I would get shaky from low blood sugar and end up binging. My friend suggested 21 Day Fix and I agreed, when I went on the Beachbody site to order, I thought, “This is ridiculous, I will never have a Beachbody.” And, when I got the workout, I couldn’t believe I was going to lift weights. I was always a big girl and never wanted to appear strong or masculine. But, I decided what I had been doing had never worked, so it was time to just follow a program and listen to someone else. In my mind I thought, “If I could just lose 20 pounds…” My expectations of myself were low and I wondered how I could be inspired by these fit people that I thought I had nothing in common with.

As of today, I have lost 60 pounds. But, I don't even care about that anymore. I have developed new habits. I have learned the benefits of planning time for myself to be a better me. And, for the first time in 41 years, I love working out! I feel so proud of myself daily when my workout is “in the books.” I feel strong, and I love my muscles! I have lost inches and my physic is better than it ever was after Gastric Bypass because I am fit… not just thinner. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. I wish I could tell my younger self … or someone like me… “You can do this on your own.” Because now… I know I can! I can’t wait for my future and love the idea of helping others to feel as great as I do!

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