5 Months

Sep 22, 2009

can't believe it's been 5 months already.  here are some stats for you...

                                before                                 now 
                            ------------                          -----------
weight                      220.0                              160.1
bra size                       42B                              34DD            
jeans                              18                                    10
dress                        14/16                                   6/8
shirt                           XL/1X                                  S/M
cholesterol       210 (high)      179 at 1M (normal)
thyroid med                 150                                  120

i think they thyroid med is interesting.  i used to take 120 when i still had a thyroid.  now it's gone and, because of my weight loss, i've been lowered to that dosage again.  crazy!

i'm still consistently dropping weight.  i've never really plateau'd.  i weigh every week or so and i've always had a weight loss.  i know i am really lucky and it doesn't seem to happen that way for many.  i'm still eating what i want.  i try to eat healthy overall, but have bad stuff now and then too - just not much of it!

i still can get weak/sick when i eat.  i'm still figuring out things that work and don't work with my tummy.  i still can't handle eggs (makes me sick to my stomach).  i figured out last week that shrimp does the same thing to me too.  i haven't thrown up in quite awhile.  if i eat too much, i just feel horrible and have to lay down.  it doesn't happen immediately.  it usually starts about 5 minutes or so after eating.  by that time, i've already eaten probably all i can eat of that particular item.  sometimes i wish i still threw up so that i get quicker relief.

shopping is actually fun.  i can pick up most anything and it looks decent on me.  my shopping trips are no longer a painful process of going to the big girl store and trying desperately to find something halfway cute and slimming.  my husband even commented about how happy i was on a recent trip to banana republic...  yup, i get to shop in banana republic and j.crew and not even near their largest size.  i also fit in victoria's secret bras again.  the only down side to shopping is that between me and my husband, we are going broke!

other physical changes - my feet don't hurt when i walk anymore, i don't have to adjust my back fat when i get in the car, my thighs don't burn when i walk up stairs, i don't have hide my heavy breathing walking up the stairs and i can wear thigh high panty hose and a garter belt without thinking of sausage stuffed in casing.

unfortunately, i haven't really had the increase in sex drive that i was hoping for.  i do feel sexier though and my husband claims he's living with a porn star.  sex is getting better.  between my husband's weight loss and mine, i'm having to figure out what works for me again.  losing that padding, if you know what i mean, made a difference for me.

my husband and i still say this is the best thing we've ever done.  my mom tells me she is so proud of me, which is a bit rare for her.  i feel kind of guilty taking the complement because this has been the easiest diet ever.  getting on the scale is like a little gift everytime.  the vsg has really worked wonders for me and i have absolutely no regrets.  i truly believe nothing else would have broken my food addiction. 

no new pics yet.  i'll have to see if i can remedy that...

stay classy,
patty

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