Lose 10 pounds

The time has gone by so quickly. It's hard to believe a year will soon be gone.  Still no complications.  I feel very blessed.  The only problem I've had is constipation and I've learned how to manage that with roughage, Miralax and stool softeners.  

My weight loss has slowed over the last few months, but I'm still losing.  I'm wearing a size 12 now, but I bought size 10 pants last night at a discount store in town.  I thought I'd try them on and see how close I was, but to my surprise, they buttoned and zipped!  Now, they're tighter than I wear my pants, so I won’t be wearing them out of the house for a few weeks, but THEY BUTTONED and ZIPPED!!!! A size 10!  For so many years, that was a goal size for me, so this is a big deal.  I'm at 155 this AM and would like to lose another 15-25 pounds, so it looks like I'll be getting into an 8 or a 6 before I stop.  Wow . . . 

I had a great time in Europe .  Ate too much, drank too much (relatively speaking), and walked a lot.  Lost 5 pounds.  One of the women I was with who didn’t know I had WLS said “You don’t eat much, do you?”  I had a blast.  I have a few small trips scheduled over the summer. My next big trip is to Maui in September. I'll need new clothes for that trip . . . what a shame :).

I do wish my support group had a good clothing exchange.  The exchange is on hold again and my surgeon didn't do many surgeries here before mine, so I wouldn't have many clothes to choose from, but I would love to have some size 8s and 10s.  I LOVE shopping, but I hate to spend a ton of money on clothes that will be too big within a month or 2.  Gosh, what a problem to have :).  I am blessed. 

Wow . . . time is really going by quickly.  I've lost  81 pounds now.  I've been stalled for a few weeks and trying not to get discouraged.  That's been happening more and more lately . . . I stay the same for a few weeks, and then I drop a few pounds.  I can pour myself into a size 12 now, but it's a little snug, so I'm still wearing my 14s.  Any time now, I should fit into a 12 comfortably :). I bought my first blouse at Anthropologie last weekend . . . that’s been one of my goals from the beginning.  It was a size 12 . . .yay!

I'm going to Europe next week and will be gone for a few weeks. This will be the thinnest I have ever been as an adult on vacation.  I'm looking forward to fitting in the airline seats and bus seats, etc. I may even have a friend take some pictures of me in Europe this time, instead of just taking pictures of the sights.  I have been too embarrassed in the past to have pics taken of me.  I have a little fear about food and water, but I'll have to plan and be careful.  I'm also taking a bunch of Unjury samples with me to make sure I get my protein in.

I'd like to lose another 20-30 pounds. I'm not sure where I'll stop, but I hope I'll know when I get there.  I'm happy with my weight loss so far and try not to compare myself with others who lose faster, but it's hard. I spent some time in the other building at work last week and was the talk of the floor according to people there.  It was a huge ego boost.

My 6 months surgiversary was this month.  I've lost 67 pounds.  I struggled a bit during the holidays and my weight loss slowed, but I'm back on track.

Things are still going well for me.  No complications.  I have blood work drawn in a few days and I'm curious to se how I'm doing.  I feel great!

I had a few WOW moments the past few weeks.  Last week, I went shopping with a friend and was shopping in the "normal" section a few minutes before it hit me . . . wow!  It never even occurred to me to go to the women's section.  I'm in a 16!  And it's not tight.  Size 14 . . . I'll be seeing you very soon!

I'm so glad I had this surgery.  I feel so much better about myself, though I will say that I might be a bit vain.  I don’t always recognize myself and am constantly looking at myself in the mirror or in any reflection and thinking: "Wow . . . that's me!"

 

November 18, 2006

Wow . . . today is my 4 month surgiversary. I’m down 54 pounds. I’d love to have lost more than that, but I’ll take what I can get. I’m following my surgeon’s and nut’s instructions and started as a light-weight, so I know my weight loss will not be as fast as some I read about. I also have had no complications, no diarrhea, etc.  My surgeon wants us to get in 80 grams of protein and not count calories, but I’m wondering if I eat too many carbs. I eat protein first, but I keep reading about this and want to take a look at my intake. I’ve been tracking my food at fitday for a few weeks, so this shouldn’t be hard. I’m losing about 2 pounds a week, but would love to lose more J.