Yesterday was the last weekly group session. It was kind of anticlimactic. The session was great, in itself - they presented a whole bunch of relapse scenarios and we worked through as a group how we could 'fix' the situations. On the other had it was kind of surreal - hard to believe that it's 'over.
According to the official discharge letter, I've lost 64.4 pounds and 8.1 inches (waist) since May 7th. That would make it 85 pounds since January 2014 when I was referred! Excellent. When I met with my family doctor, he said with a twinkle in his eye, that I was really normal now. He took me off iron supplement pills, completely off Crestor (cholesterol med), and reduced my thyroid medication by nearly half. My blood sugars are down to well within normal, as are my lipids and cholesterol levels. My blood pressure is very good at about 105/80. The best part is that I feel amazing! No shortness of breath. Much reduced arthritis pain. Lots more energy.
My only regret is that I didn't do this sooner!
I think I've said before that this is really just the beginning, so in that sense it really doesn't feel like a victory yet. The real celebration will be in one or two years' time!
Stay tuned. I still have the monthly group sessions to attend for the next six months. I will be reviewing the classroom materials over the next little while, so I'll post some short summaries here as the weeks go by.
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