Bre K
Food, Food, Food!!!
Feb 06, 2011
Hey OH fam,
Wow, its hard to believe that I will be celebratng my 2 year surgiversary. What a great feeling to be 5'8 going from 270 pounds wearing a sze 22W to go to 159 pounds wearing a size 8. It feels really good! Throughout this journey I have learned many lessons about food, excerise and just being comfortable in the skin your in. Many people ask me if I still get the cravings for the forbidden foods like chocolate, cakes, cookies, donuts and I have to say, most definitely!
But I have had to learn to do one thing and that is "Not deprive myself." I still eat a well balanced diet but when I want somethng sweet, I still eat it but in MODERATION! Because trust me you can make a 'dessert' a meal and totally fill ur pouch with nothing but those empty calories and thats not good...so a small slice of cake or one to two cookies seem to satisfy me and prevents me from overeating the things I enjoy.But overall it has truly been a wonderful journey. As far as excerise, I try to incorporate strength training through my bands about 3 times a week to keep me toned when I dont always make the gym. I seem to get my aerobic activity through my job with being on my feet all day walking up and down the floors rushing to meet time restraints, believe it or not, it seems to keep my weight balanced. It seems so hard to get to the gym now with such harsh weather here in the New England area and also with my schedule, I am just so wiped out by the end of the day. However, I still try to make time to do something for my body each day and making that extra effort seems to really help and knowing I am worth it!
I have aspirations to hopefully run a marathon sometime this year for obesity so I am looking to start some real Training this Spring. Looking forward to doing something new as this was one of my new year resolutions. I have become very comfortable in my new body and embrace it each and every day. I still look in the mirror in disbelief and wonder is that really me. Inside I will always be that 'fat girl' but this time she's internal not external like before. I love going to stores and trying on clothes now, and I like how I look in my clothes. I even have been the envy of some of the women at my job including my boss who was a former body builder. They have shared with me how they admire my figure so much and wish to God they were my size! How crazy is that?
But it really keeps me motivated to stay on track and remember why I had this surgery in the first place. Without the lord by my side, I could not have done ths alone. Well thanks for reading and wishing all of you much success in your weight loss journey. God bless OH fam and can't wait to read your story...
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About Me
Stamford, CT
Location
25.1
BMI
Surgery
03/27/2009
Surgery Date
Mar 09, 2009
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