My 5 year journey

[Wallflower7522 328]

Even though my surgery was only 3 months ago. I feel like my journey really started 5 years ago. I was struggling with an anxiety, depression, and most of all ADD but I'd always been too scared to ask for help. 5 years ago I finally did. I got put on medicine to cope with my ADD and that helped relieve the anxiety too. It also helped me start loosing weight. I lost 20ish lbs from the medicine in the first year and eventually started trying to diet and exercise. I don't know what my weight was at that first doctors appointment. I could never face it, but at 22, I was already having health issues and was put on BP meds. I do know, several years later after I had been dieting, I hit 299 on the scale at my doctors office and she was impressed because she said "you've lost almost 40lbs." I was horrified and happy. I thought I'd lost 20lbs from the medicine, gained some back, and then lost 20lbs from dieting. I'm glad I never had to confront that number while I was at that weight.

So, I honestly don't know exactly what my high weight was, but I know it was near 340. I have it listed as 320 on here because that's what it was when I finally started trying to get in shape. This is something to this day I haven't told anyone. Not even my BFF who had surgery knows what it was. But I'm telling you guys now because today when I woke up the scale said 237, which means I've officially lost about 100lbs! I'm embarrassed and elated. It's a weird goal to have. So in other threads and with other people I'll probably still note my weight loss from my presurgery/preop diet weight but I wanted to take a minute to mark this bittersweet milestone.

For those of you just starting your journey, I hope you know it's hard as hell but it will be so worth it if it takes 5 months or 5 years.

Edited June 14, 2014 by Wallflower7522

[Dreamin Again 112]

That's awesome! Your cheeks are going to hurt from smiling so much today

[barbb3 115]

Great job! So happy for you!

[Sparklingbeauty53 202]

_{What a nice post. Congrats to you. You have lost double what I have. I started in March. I am not jealous though I am thrilled for you!}

[Wallflower7522 328]

Thanks everyone.

I'm sick so I went to the doctor today. I've only met the nurse ones before and she was curious about my weight loss so she looked back at my records and she confirmed it. I've lost 105lbs since august of 2009. It makes me happy that i managed to be well on my way before surgery. I hit 71lbs since my preop diet today.

[healthyme1963 136]

Congrats! You are doing fantastic! Keep up the good work; you are an inspiration!