THREE (that's 3!!) MONTHS!!!
I am so sorry. But if you didn't know a lot has been going on!
(I was quite annoyed on this day because it was so HOT and so many people everywhere!)
First, I would like to Thank my Lord and Savior for getting me through the months of May and June. I am officially a college graduate! So exciting right? I KNOW!!! (insert histerical "EEEEEEEEEEEEE") I can't tell you how excited I was to get done and be stress free for a while. It was like 3 weeks of no stress LITERALLY! And yes only 3.
Then July 9, 2012 I had my surgery! That was a big accomplishment within itself. LET ME TELL YOU! People that say that this is the easy way out have NO CLUE what they are talking about so they can just shut-up now. Yes I said it. SHUT-UP!
(The Instagram photo of me one week after surgery)
I think part of the reason why I haven't blogged in a long time is because I didn't want this to be a sob story. I wanted this to be an encouragement to people that are thinking about making this big step. But the whole time I was a basket case. I mean really? How can you NOT be?? This was the first surgery that I had ever had in my life and I didn't know what to expect. My mom was all "You're going to be fine. It goes by so fast!" It did. But you know me I have the tendency to over analyzed EVERYTHING. So when the actual surgery was about to take place there was no extra meds for me they just knocked me out! When I woke up I was in lala land for a week and it was GREAT.
(And here I am 2 months after surgery :)
Now that I look back it would have been good to go ahead and get all of my emotions down on the blog so that I could remember it all. I remember thinking I would never get to eat again. Then being sad and angry because I couldn't eat. I remember thinking "YEAHHH!! I can eat!!". Then few weeks later going "Oh god!! I don't wanna eat!!" But all in all I cried, prayed, and pushed through it and I came out on the other end wanted to push some more.
I know! I know! You want to know the stats.
Ok. So before the surgery I lost 25 lbs. from my heaviest weight. After the surgery I have lost 35 lbs.
Sooooo... 25+ 35= 60 lbs!! Yes, my frands, That is 60 lbs total. But like many people who have had the surgery I have come to a stand still. But it's ok because I am going to keep pushing.
YOU just keep rooting me on. I will try my best to get a better camera so that I can take better pics :)
Thanks for all of your comments and encouragement over the last few months. It really has helped to keep it coming.
Love,
Shaniqua
