Life wOrTh LiViNg...

Well it has been a little over a year since I had my duo switch. My life and my activities have changed drastically.
I now teach water arobics, a year ago, I couldn't even attend arobic regularly.
I now have a full time job, a year ago, I was hardly dependable due to my overweight issues.
I now feel like I have a life worth living, last year, I wondered If it was all worth it.
I can honestly say YES! It was so worth it.

To date I have lost 99 pounds. Yes that's right 99. I so wanted to say 100, but it isn't there yet. I have lost 58% of my excess body weight. I am slightly down from the 60% I should be at at this stage.
I have only lost 5 pounds in the past 3 months. So this is the right time to have my cosmetic surgery. I am scheduled to have my hernia reparied, and my adominoplasty (tummy tuck)
and my brachioplasty (arm lift) on November 3rd.
I am really excited about this and look forward to more weight loss after I recover. The doctor mentioned that once I have this surgery that my metabolism will kick back into gear, and I will start to lose once again.
The way I look at it, I have about 50 more pounds I want to lose. I was told by several doctors that the amount of excess skin I am carring will amount to an immediate 15-20 pound loss.
As for now I am adding tons of protein to prepare for surgery. Doctors orders!