life_after_gastric_bypass

congrats and good luck on your journey

I am so jealous I would have love to have been their....of course they would have arrested me lord knows I would have jumped on Daryl lol

I swear if u see MFP, my diary is mostly snow crabs, salmon, or tilapia ...I agree on the textures shrimps I can do once in a while but I keep trying the texture is weird...and tilapia I like it to but I get full fast because it's a dense protein but snow crabs is by far my favorite it takes time to eat, it has that crunch to it so I enjoy them...plus my pouch agrees...lord know my pouch has the last say so in everything lol

I loved them before surgery and thank God I do after:) I eat it almost everyday....I find other meats heavy for my pouch, so now my 2nd home is the fish market salmon, tilapia and shrimps I so love it ...you will too...after surgery your taste buds do change it took me a couple of times to try snow crabs and my pouch to agree (Bertha my pouch) is a bit picky lol

Sea food

Absolutely beautiful, so happy for u congrats!

Snow crabs finally!!! been a couple of days without it

Baked chicken but my pouch 'Bertha' misses snow crabs

a small piece of turkey lasagna.....

That smile says it all....i am happy for you and yes sis the boots make u look bad ass I love them!

Mmnnm Daryl ..walking dead woooweee I want him in so ways lol no really

I swear usually I eat snow crabs, but I made rice and oxtails for the kids so I said let me try it.... I'm very happy to say my pouch enjoyed it....lol Pot roast sounds delish I'm still introducing my pouch to other things (since I eat snow crabs all the time...)

Oxtails

Yesterday I went to the fish market to pick up snow crabs, on my way back home with my daughter she saw a friend of hers who use to come to the house like all the time. I had not notice her friend because as we were walking I was answering a text on my phone. My daughter says mom look at rosemary, I turn to look at her friend with her mouth open and staring at me. She tells my daughter omg that's not your mom, my daughter says yes it is she is like OMG and jumps up and hugs me and says she couldn't even recognize me...at that moment I felt on top of the world...and while we were walking away she texted my daughter to say omg you mom looks hot I wanted to cry was so happy to hear ands see my daughters friend.

Today marks my 9 month into my new life. When I first started my journey, I went into this alone. I did my research online, went to support groups, watched videos (mostly on YouTube), spoke to Doctors and I came online and spoke to people who have had surgery or was thinking about surgery to see what their thoughts on surgery were. Prior to me having surgery, I was deep in depression. I was in a relationship with a man who brought me burgers instead of flowers., I survived a brain aneurysm, and I was an emotional eater. My food addiction was so bad that I would literally take a cab to Popeyes chicken, then another cab to White Castle then go home and binge in silence. I barely took pictures, I was always the type to be behind someone in the picture. And finding clothes in a fat girl store was impossible because the manaquins didn't have the rolls like I did... I had no one to talk to, all of the friends I thought I had drifted away. I started to feel myself letting go of who I was....some days I swear I just forgot I even existed. The more I ate, the more I gained. The more I gained the more my health issues declined. I had no energy to even play with my kids, and hated going outside. The gym was a no no for me, I tried every diet on the planet....and speaking of planet....I went to the gym planet fitness and how ironic the days I would go they would be serving pizza for us being loyal customers smh.... When my time came to have surgery, I wasn't a patient who had the surgery and all was great after...I had a few issues, I had to have 3-4 endoscopy's (nothing stayed down, everything I consumed came back up) I had a hematoma (blood-clot), and the first 2 months after surgery I was in and out of the hospital...but these minor things were just bumps in the road in my journey. Before I laid down to have surgery I knew my relationship with food had to change and it did...I won't lie the first time cooking a meal I cried like hell and wanted to rip everyone's head off literally. But I knew this life change was what I needed. I was trapped in a body I hated and the reflection in the mirror I no longer recognized. Today I feel awesome, I am learning and loving the new me that is surfacing. I have come a long way and at times I thought I would revert. Again I do have my days when I graze but I get back in motion. I No longer have sleep apnea, borderline diabetic, morbid obese, asthmatic, my labs are better, aches and pains no longer hurt, i have so much energy, I feel better my sizes are going down....I can finally take a picture and be in the front verses the back...I like the lady I see in the mirror and now I am no longer trapped in a body I hate. I now speak at clinics to inspire other to let people know they can change their lives and no longer feel trapped. We have choices to better improve of lifestyles, I am so thankful for the new life I have been given...my only regret is not doing it sooner. I am blessed to be here today after surviving a brain aneurysm, I just felt like God kept me here for a reason and my lifestyle had to change...WLS used as a tool to lose weight has really saved my life.... We are all in this together, so with all this said congrats to everyone, good luck to everyone who is on their new journey, thinking about it, or just beginning. Stay focused, log your foods, and keep a positive mind! Sorry this was long but I'm a talker Here are a few pics...the last pic was in the dressing room in Ashley Stewart smh how messy it was there

I love the decision too sis, we are all truly in this together...I am happy with the progress and I love reading and hearing about everyone else too blessings to you too sis. Together we will succeed.

Thank you, and congrats aim excited for you:)

You know I said the same thing...I'm happy in so many ways that my taste buds changed...if they didn't i would be tempted to probably try and eat more (glad I don't) . I consider my taste bud change a huge blessing..I can finally say I look at food different.