Barbara C.
I think it must be about time to take some new photos ...
May 17, 2008
I also saw friend yesterday that I haven't seen since December ... when the portraits in black were taken ... She hardly recognized me and kept saying. "OMG Barb ... I hardly recognized you! OMG..." And on, and on, and on... for about 15 minutes. She even apologized for going on about it. I guess it's about time for new portraits.
I had a nice 'little' WOW moment today
May 17, 2008
This morning a friend of mine who also had WLS that I haven't seen for a couple of months commented that my pants seemed kind of loose. I retorted with something about 'that can't be, they are a size 6.' After I took care of some errands today, I stopped at my local GW and gathered a bunch of slacks size 8, 6 and 4. The 8's are generally a bit big ... I found that some of the 6's fit and some were big, but I didn't really think I could wear a 4 ... OMG!!!!! 'jumping up and down', 'dancing in circles' ... I bought 3 pair of size 4's!!!!! I never, ever thought I'd be able to wear a 4.
11 Months Out
May 12, 2008
I don't have any real news. All is about the same. My weight is staying pretty stable at 145 ... I go up and down a couple of lbs, w/145 being the average.
I have to get a better handle of my eating. Sometimes I do what I need to do and sometimes I don't. I'm working on it.
This morning I woke w/pain in my right side between my rib and hip bones. The pain become increasingly more intense. Ben took me to the ER and they did a CT and found that I have a Kidney stone that is causing the trouble. I'm taking pain meds to manage it. While I'm not happy about having a kidney stone, I'm so glad that it wasn't something like a bowel obstruction ... which I admit I worried about a bit.
I need to work on recognizing stress eating triggers and situations and putting plans in place to mitigate those. I was in NYC last week and it was stressful and I found myself gravitating to comfort foods. I didn't gain any weight over the trip, but I know that it's an area that needs attention so that I don't regain the weight that I've lost.