2001

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August
(surgery)

September

October

November

December

2002

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August
(1-year anniversary)

September

November

 

     

June 2002

I'm at the 10-month mark now and just as they said would happen around this time, I am able to tolerate more sugar and will now have to work on maintaining my new eating habits and watching that old ones don't start creeping back in.

I didn't want to ever find out how much sugar I could tolerate and still don't, but I know I can tolerate a lot more than I thought. Before, my heart would pound a little too hard after 3 bites of a dessert. Now 3 bites doesn't affect me at all and neither does quite a bit of regular ice cream, so I will have to watch the amount of sugar I eat very carefully. No more bites off of my Honey's ice cream. The no-sugar added Eskimo Pies taste just about as good.

On the flip side, I still cannot eat a regular-sized meal and never will be able to which I am very happy with. I am so used to small portions now that the looks of a regular-sized meal actually kinda grosses me out!

This month I've decided to do a short "WLS grateful list." I'm grateful for:

• The ability to cross my legs when sitting

• That I can outrun the ball to first base

• That a coach plane seat is no longer a hip torture device

• That I can ride all amusement and water park rides

• That I can outrace the elevator up 3 flights of stairs (okay so it's a slow elevator, but I can still beat it!)

• That I am not top heavy from huge boobs anymore (I kinda miss them though...)

• That I am skinnier than my fiancé (LOL!)

 

2003

January

April

July

November

2004

March

August
(3-year anniversary)

2005

August
(4-year anniversary)

2005

August
(5-year anniversary)