7 Weeks and Survived Christmas!

Dec 25, 2011

We had a great day filled with family, friends and food. I behaved and stayed on track for the most part, I DID allow myself a few very small treats, but nothing that made me feel bad or anything. I have to admit, it was NICE to step on the scale this morning and not see it go UP five pounds! I felt great all day, and loved not being stuffed and miserable like in years past. I truly enjoyed the whole day, and cooking for my family is one of my joys. That will never change just because I don't eat as much anymore.
We saw some family on my husbands side we hadn't seen in awhile, since before our surgeries, so they were shocked at how much weight my husband has lost...60 pounds since October. I see him every day, so to me, it's not as much of a shock. His aunt, who is very opinionated, pulled me aside and told me she thought he looked terrible, like he was sick. (Now before, she was the first one to say how fat he was and that he should lose weight!) Her comment to me was "Why did you guys have to go to such drastic measures? I mean, you got fat on your own. Why couldn't you lose weight on your own too?" lol!! What do you say to that right? I had to come up with a response that was polite, so I just said that we WERE losing it on our own, we did the surgery to make sure it STAYS off this time. Somehow, I don't think she bought it, but that's ok. That's really the only off the wall comment I've had to deal with since our surgeries. Everyone else who knows, which is most of his family, was VERY supportive and encouraging, and that cancelled out the one negative comment of the night. My mother-in-law is constantly asking us when she sees our plates "Are you allowed to eat that?" That gets a little annoying, but I'm good with it. I don't fly off the handle or anything. There are always going to be those who don't "get it" and think we took the easy way out. That's fine. As long as we get it, we're good! We know it's not easy, far from it! Especially on days like yesterday when you really have to limit yourself around what used to be your favorite things that you looked forward to every year. My problem was getting thirsty, and just wanting to chug down some water, and knowing I couldn't "chug" but that I have to just sip. When I was busy cooking and talking and visiting, I kept forgetting to carry around my glass of water, and it caught up to me! I'll learn! 
All in all though, it was a great day! I hope it was great for all of you as well! Looking forward to a great NEW Year!!

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