SassyJess
never thought it would happen
Jan 16, 2010
I reached my old, original goal of 175 today. I revised my goal a few weeks back to 165 because I knew I could do it, but a couple years ago 165 sounded like a complete joke, 175 was like a beautiful dream, and around 200-225 was what I thought would maybe be realistic with surgery if I was lucky. YAY ME!
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scratch that
Dec 10, 2009
15 lbs to goal. I decided to change my goal from 169 to 165. 4 lbs...who cares right? I decided I do. If I can get to 167.5 I will literally be half the person I was when this all started (my highest weight was about 335). If I could be a smidge under half the person I was that would be magical! So even though today I got slightly further away from my goal weight I got slightly closer to another goal- running! I joined a gym recently because it's been too cold to do my "fitness walks" (aka me hoofing it around my super gorgeous historic brooklyn neighborhood as fast as I possibly can while jamming to some tunes and taking in the scenery) and when I walk on the treadmill there I've had the feeling like I want to run...so today I decided to try it, and I actually did it for a couple minutes! Um, I dont think I've ever jogged/run in my life... so the fact that I felt like I couldn't even hold back the urge to do it was kind of hilarious. I guess losing 155 lbs (haha, it kills me that I have lost 155 lbs...!) makes a girl want to spontaneously burst into a jog? :-)
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times flies when you're having fun
Jul 28, 2009
Wow, I can't believe it's been a year since I saved my life. It seems like just yesterday I was eating a tablespoon of food here and there, desperate to finally be able to sleep on my stomach again. Now one year later I eat what "normal' people eat and no more feeling like maybe they accidentally left a crowbar on the left side of my belly when they sewed me up after surgery. Life now isnt perfect, but I didnt expect it to be. From my heighest weight I'm down about 140 lbs. I've lost practically a whole (skinny) person, and gained the less fearful more self-confident person I always knew was buried under all that fat. I still want to lose more. I need new boobs and I have scary arms. But I'm living. I was always alive, but now I'm living.
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my body is a ONEderland!
May 19, 2009
Ok, it's more of a saggy droopy freakshow than a wonderland, but it's a saggy droopy freakshow that weighs less than 200 pounds so I'm pretty excited! I am in the process of moving (procrastinating on cleaning/packing by cruising OH!) and in my mass cleaning I found a journal I had from over 10 years ago. In it I wrote about how much I disliked myself and how miserable I was in my 275 lb body. Amazing to think that now I weigh 80 pounds less than I did as an 18 year old... I have no idea when I last weighed under 200 lbs. I was probably about 13 years old. God, that's scary, and it makes me sad. But it also reminds me that having WLS was probably the best thing I've ever done for myself.
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"just" overweight!!!
Apr 03, 2009
I'm quite excited to announce that my BMI is now officially at a level which is no longer considered obese. I'm just plain old overweight! Who knew being overweight could be so exciting?!?? Who woulda thunk that buying an extra large coat could be such a thrill!?!?!? Who could imagine that flying in a middle seat could (almost) become a pleasure?!?!!!?? Probably no normal person. But for a morbidly obese person these are all pretty grand notions... so for me it's been pretty amazing to "accomplish" these things. I think I've been obese since I was about 8 years old. That that term no longer applies to me is almost mind-boggling. I still don't have much of a concept of self. The other day someone I know told me they were a size 14, which shocked me because I fit in to a size 14 pair of jeans the other day and when I look at her I perceive someone MUCH smaller than myself. Still need to work on wrapping the brain around all this...!
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B-12, D and Zinc, oh my!
Feb 24, 2009
Finally went in for my 6 month follow up (even though I'm really 7 months out at this point), and just like at my 3 month I was a bit low on B-12, Vit D and Zinc. I have been taking supplements for all since I was last in, but apparently I am not absorbing them well... so I have to double up on all of them. Now I think I will officially be able to make a meal out of pills, yum! ;-) I guess I need to better understand vitamins though, because I don't get how doubling up is supposed to help if I am not really absorbing in the first place... Got a B-12 shot, hopefully that will help. Labs won't be checked again until one year out so hopefully things will improve (or at the very least stay the same) over the next five months. Apparently liver and beef are two good sources of B-12, but neither are things I eat... so I guess I'll just be sucking down bottles of sublingual B-12. Hmm, maybe I can count them towards my daily liquids? Ha. As for the Vit D, I think I need more beach vacations. I will tell my boss these vacations are medically required and he will have no choice but to approve additional paid vacation days for me. As for the zinc, I can't come up with a cute bright side for that one. I just need more zinc. :-/
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Thanks all!
Feb 09, 2009
Just wanted to say thanks for all the compliments/words of encouragement. I am sort of the least sentimental person ever, but feel compelled to say I really appreciate you all and am inspired by you on a daily basis. Thank you!
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6.5 months out
Feb 08, 2009
I'm just shy of 6.5 months out from surgery and decided to take some pictures last night to compare... it's crazy! I'm about 120 lbs down from my highest weight. Part of me thinks I looks pretty much the same, but part of me thinks holy crap comparing me 6 months ago to me now is like night and day. People are telling me I look skinny, which is a) funny and b) relative... but nice. Anyway, pictures posted for your viewing enjoyment!
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Finally 100 lbs!/taco salad obsession...
Jan 25, 2009
So finally, 3 days short of 6 months since surgery, I have officially lost 100lbs since the day I went in for my RNY... YAY!!!!! For a while now I have been teetering around the 100lbs mark, but this morning I got on the scale to see 218.5; 101.5lbs down from the day I went in to the hospital, and about 116lbs down from my highest weight. It's still hard to believe that this is me, that my butt fits in to size 18 jeans (fit in to size 16 at Macys on saturday, though they werent particularly flattering so I'm sticking with 18s for now...), that I had to get rid of some super cute silver bangle bracelets because I tried to wear them and they just fell right off my wrist. I still want to lose about 50 more lbs, but 100 is just mind blowing! SO HAPPY!!!
On an unrelated (and possibly counter productive) note, I have been obsessed with taco salad as of late. I make it myself in the hopes that that makes it "healthy"... Ahh, it's so good!! Leafy greens (whatever's in the fridge), ground turkey w/ a little taco seasoning, tomato, onion, a few black olives, a bit of avocado, a handful of baked tortilla chips smashed up and a handful of mex blend cheese all topped off with fat free catalina dressing. I just ate some for dinner... I love it!
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On an unrelated (and possibly counter productive) note, I have been obsessed with taco salad as of late. I make it myself in the hopes that that makes it "healthy"... Ahh, it's so good!! Leafy greens (whatever's in the fridge), ground turkey w/ a little taco seasoning, tomato, onion, a few black olives, a bit of avocado, a handful of baked tortilla chips smashed up and a handful of mex blend cheese all topped off with fat free catalina dressing. I just ate some for dinner... I love it!
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New York, NY
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25.8
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Surgery
07/28/2008
Surgery Date
Jul 01, 2007
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