WOW

May 17, 2010

So, we had to take a friend to the emergency room last night because she was in congestive heart failure. Once we knew they were admitting her and her sister got there, we were going to go home but she refused to allow me to leave until I weighed myself! She even called in her nurse to ask her to weigh me! Can you believe that!? LOL Gotta lover though! Well, to "shut her up" I did as she demanded...since I last weighed in, I have lost an additional 22 pounds! That is a grand total of 160 pounds in just a little bit over a year! Fifteen months!  I do feel really good about that!

I have even noticed other bodily changes. A month ago, whenever we got into her car, I would have to lift up my belly and run the lap belt under it in order to buckle the seat belt properly. Now, I don't have to. I can run it right over the "flat tire" of my belly and easily buckle it!

I am right now wearing a shirt that in 2006 was snug but I could wear it. Now it hangs loose enough that it "flows" when I walk! I love it!

Funny thing though...before I started losing all of this weight, I quit growing hair on my body. I still grew it on my head but nowhere else. Since I have been losing all of this weight, I am suddenly growing hair on my legs again! Sheesh...time to break out the bottle of Nair! LOL

I am running around in shorts, sleeveless shirts and flip flops and not caring one bit what people think about all of my flapping skin! I was worried about it when I had the surgery but I am finding that I view my skin bags as badges of honor now.  Yes, I had two surgeons and a wonderful surgical team who have all helped me get to where I am today but they were just the tools for me to work with! I know I could be even thinner right now if I followed their instructions to the letter but I am still happy with what progress I HAVE managed to make on my own. 

I am so very grateful to my husband, my family, my friends, and everyone who has wished me well and continues to wish me well on my journey to a happier and healthier me! I am also grateful to my darling puppy, Beauregard who is a huge help to me. He keeps begging for walks while Daddy is at work and I take him for a short walk at least twice a day every day. I am definitely walking a LOT more now than I did a year ago! I still have a lot of pain in my back, legs, hips and ankles but I am slowly able to handle more and more walking. Once I get rid of the excess skin that is weighing me down considerably, I am hoping a lot of that pain will go away! And hopefully, i will quit twisting my ankle so much! 

 

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