I can kinda understand where these women are coming from ...
I topped out at 310 pounds and had diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. But because I could walk around the mall and carry a 50 pound bag of cement over one shoulder, I felt I was 'okay'. I knew I wasn't the healthiest, but I would say I was healthy, I was 'fine'. Deep down I knew I was a mess ... it's just not always easy to admit.
Before surgery I walked 2 miles a day ... but that took me 4 seperate trips at 1/2 mile each. And I thought wow ... I can walk 2 miles! I'm okay! But now, just 2 months after surgery I walk 3 miles every day (all at one time!) AND I ride my bike for an hour a day on top of it. So now I look back and can clearly see that there really was nothing 'healthy' about me. And the stronger and leaner I get, the healthier I get.
I don't know ... maybe it's a combination of denial AND hindsight.
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OPEN RNY: 03/06/08
OPEN HERNIORRHAPHY: 09/18/08
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