One Year Surgiversary!

Welp, it's officially been a year since I had my sleeve surgery.   I don't think it's overstating it to say that it was the fastest and probably best year of my life.  I mean, I really think it was life saving - - or at least life enhancing.  My whole life is different now for the better.  It's not just the way I look, but it's how I feel.  A small sampling of what's changed:

1. I cross my legs when I sit now all the time.
2. I no loner actively avoid taking the stairs at work - - sometimes I purposely take them.
3. Commuting used to really wear me down but now it doesn't.  I mean the train/subway/walk is annoying and long, but it's not a marathon any more.
4. I can get down and up off the floor with ease.
5. My overall strength and endurance are I mean beyond compare to where they were last year.
6. I sit very comfortably on an airplane.
7. I can walk or stand for long periods of time w/o searing pain in my back and feet.
8. I can wear a smaller shoe size! and I can wear heels!
9. I can chase my daughter around with ease.
10.  Everything from hugs to sex is better with my husband now because I'm smaller.  We just physically fit so much better now.  I love hugging him and do it all the time.  I'm like "your arms are all the way around me!"
11.  My husband can pick me up.  What?
12. My blood pressure and blood glucose are way way down.

I could go on and on.  I really can't think of anything that's worse.  I mean I'm still in therapy working on myself as a person and it's really hard, and I have a long way to go, but it's not 'worse'.  I  mean sure it's raising things I don't love and I'm having to face them head-on and while that sucks in the interim, it will be better in the long-run.

So, there's my update.  I'll close with a one year side-by-side collage I made.

March 10, 2013, the night before surgery                              March 11, 2014 One Year Anniversary!
Shirt: 3x, Jeans 26W                                                              Sweater: L, Jeans 32 (14).

Stats:
HW: 335
SW: 327
CW: 194

Lost: 141 lbs :)