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wow!  what a year it's been.  i was off for 2.5 weeks during the Christmas holiday and came back to soooo many comments/compliments.  size 4 pants help a lot!  so does now wearing medium tops. 

let's recap.  fears were losing hair and boobs.  well, hair i did lose most of (but it was falling out and thinning anyhow before surgery, so who's to say it wasn't going to happen?  all the women in my family experienced some measure of baldness by middle age).  boobs, i lost just enough to look much better, but not so much that i don't feel comfortable in my own skin. 

health:  i can't say enough about how much healthier i am now.  i feel better than i have in years! 

confidence and self esteem:  through the roof!  exponentially better!  unbelievable.  it's SUCH a GOOD feeling.  :)

this journey was worth it in so very many ways.  thank you VSG for saving my life.

i'm so close to my goal that it's almost painful at times.  but, to be very truthful, i'm not sure i will want to be at goal once i get there.  i'm thin!  i mean, i'm really thin... even i can see it and feel it and KNOW it.  i'm not emaciated in any way, shape, or form.  size 4 jeans are fitting and loose on me later in the day.  FREAKING SIZE 4!!!!  never saw this happening, even in my dreams.  and, although i have lost in my boobs... i didn't lose my boobs!  still a respectful 36C.  i'm so happy.  and will be happy exactly where i am if i don't lose anymore.  even if the BMI says i'm still overweight for 6 more pounds!!!  grueling work this last few.

happy, healthy, and blessed are words that i use often nowadays.

well, it's been 44 long/short weeks since surgery.  i'm wearing size 6 that are now loose... and have actually purchased a size 4 pants!!  not kidding.  and definitely in a medium top, with some small tops fitting.  AND, at old navy, i purchased a small skirt!!  wow.  just wow.  i'm elated.  so often i'm hearing people call me "skinny".  it's such a heady feeling.  i do feel thinner, maybe even thin; but most definitely do not feel skinny. 

body wraps that shrink inches rule!!  not only have they helped with the figure and getting some of the inches off, but an added, unexpected bonus is that each time i do one my scars are significantly better!!  very noticeably healed between before and after.  love this! 

i am thinking plastics.  if i got rid of the belly tire hangover, that'd be at least 5#, probly more. 

here's to such a wonderful and healthy future as compared to this time last year when i was starting my journey with this decision.  life is so good.  and during this month of thankfulness... i am so very very thankful for my surgery and the resulting good health.

slow going... but, i'm still losing!



in between a size 6 and size 8 jeans.  8's too loose and not comfy by the end of the day... 6's too tight in the beginning of the day for the most part. 

still rocking this banana!

so hard to believe!  i've "only" 17# to go for my goal!  once the stall broke, i've lost 3# total in 3 weeks!  whew!  i can be honest and say i've learned a lesson.  i think that i may have gotten off plan just a little too far and that is the reason for the stall.  no longer was i concentrating on the surgically induced atkins eating plan (ha!, this is just my opinion, and not endorsed by the general populace of wls patients), but had strayed off the beaten up pathway laid before me... forging my own path so to speak (i always have been one to take the path least traversed).  yeah, reality check, i learned my lesson.  promised myself to be more conscious of my choices and behave accordingly more often.  whew, confession over.

at any rate, i've broken the stall, i'm on task again, and feeling great.  i've had some decided lack of energy (and motivation?) lately.  not sure if it's due to the summer heat (over 100 degrees for over 17 days in a row here in dallas), my innate laziness, or what.  BONUS:  i went to get my 6 month labwork and all is NORMAL!!  hga1c, liver enzymes, triglycerides, b12, vit d, iron, etc... the only thing that fell out was my cholesterol was slightly elevated, but not enough to medicate.  and i'm not at all pleased with the ratio of my hdl and ldl.  so, i simply must start exercising on a regular basis to improve all that... as well as improve my wiggly jiggly legs, primarily the thighs but my calves could use a little more definition also.

life is good when you live with a banana tummy.  :)

toodle-ooo for now!!

omg!  not sure what i've done differently today but no less than a dozen peeps have called me 'skinny' or 'thin' today!  i'm floating on clouds i forgot were there.  i actually saw a couple of friends that  i've not seen in a while (one a year, the other more than two years) and they were both shocked when they noticed it was really me.  elated and jubilant are words that just begin to describe what i'm feeling right now. 


since i still have 17# (*gasp, yes! only17#) left to goal, i still won't buy new jeans.  i went a couple days ago to the local goodwill store and bought some.  the jeans i'm wearing today look brand new, are a size 8, and make me look like i have a butt (sadly, i lost what little bootay i did have).  not sure if they are what's made everyone notice or what.  if so, i'm never taking this $5.99 jeans off!!!

wonder if i should buy a lottery ticket today???? 

10# pre-op with 40# post op.  daily getting nsv's from peeps at work, AND, even have been 'flirted' (gasp! bigger news is that i actually recognized it as flirting) with.  it's an amazing feeling to be thin again.  and even more importantly... HEALTHY again.  and, to know that this is my new forever is priceless.

i've 18# to my goal, it's going to be a slow journey now, and i'm ready for it.  very thankful for the encouraging words on the VSG forum of all those that have experienced stalls and were able to say it won't last.  i've lost and gained the same blasted 2-3# for about 6-7 weeks now.  grrrrrr!  but, the last 3 days the scales have minutely and painstakingly moved down again.  please oh please oh please let this become a trend once again. 

happy 4th to all!  (with sincere thanks to all of the military and their families)

this is me, rocking my sleeve.  gotta love banana tummies! 

bmi still the same.  i've finally stalled for real.  in the past month i've gained and lost the same 2#.  ugh, not sure if i'll break this stall or not. 

i'm in size 8 pants, and some size 6 will fit me... medium tops for the most part.  my morbid fear of "losing my boobs" hasn't happened... although i did lose a bra size (38D - 36D, a little too much spillage on the sides to go to a C cup).  so, all in all, i feel like i look good and certainly do FEEL healthier physically and mentally.  if i don't lose anymore i will be sad but not despondent.  there's always plastics, right??  :)  if i were to get rid of the extra tire around the middle section that'd be a minimum of 10#.

life is good!!!

well, i'm still going down and melting away!!  melting, melting, melting.  for the first time, i'm starting to feel smaller.  i don't feel "thin" by any stretch, the huge hangover tire around my middle prevents that.  but... i do feel smaller.  and i do see that my legs are thinner, shapley, but a thin shapely too!  :)

i've lost a total of 37.6# since surgery.  still have 21.2# to goal. 

able to eat pretty much anything, just in small amounts.  still not so sure about steaks... too thick or something.  i can do it, but it scares me.  has to be an extraordinarily tender cut or it doesn't feel good sitting there in the banana.  still can't try tuna fish since the one and only time i did and it felt like a bad bad idea.  fish is really the best thing to eat.  moist chicken is good.  hamburger only if not too cooked (dry).  bread, not so much... turns into a sponge and is no bueno.  it is likely forever gone, and i'm ok with that.  not much craving for it really. 

i'm wearing single digit sizes on pants/skirts now!!  10's are just a bit too baggy in the bootay (yep, i lost what little butt i did have) especially later in the day.  wearing medium tops which blows my mind.  so far, still hanging on to a decent size in the boobies.  have gone down only one bra size (38d to 36d).  since that was my one and only vanity fear (besides hair), i am so happy that the girls are hanging on.  even if they do sag to my new navel area much easier!  haha!!!!

every day brings a new joy with the looks and comments i'm getting.  and, with each new joy, look, comment, i am gaining more of my old self confidence and self esteem.  it's like being in a heavy fog that has been lifted.  seriously feel alive again.

go banana!

wow!!  i've lost 46# total, 36# since surgery.  slowly, but steadily, i've lost.  i now have 22# to goal!  in single digits on my pants sizes now and medium tops.  thrilled does not even come close to capturing my mood.

rocking this banana tummy idea!