Half-way there

Aug 12, 2013

Today it really hit home for me.  I'm going to do this...I'm going to actually get to a healthy BMI!   For the first time in over 25 years, I am within 40 lbs. of "normal" weight.  And by "normal" I mean in the normal BMI-range.  I only need to lose another 41.5 lbs. to get there.   Do you know how many times I've lost 40 lbs. or more?  A LOT!   I feel like I can do it with one hand tied behind my back so I know deep in my soul that I. Got. This! 

Wow...what a feeling...so hard to explain.  It's not cockiness or arrogance or even anxiousness (cuz I've felt that a lot in the past when I was successful in losing lots of weight).  It's not me saying that I'm-so-great-at-this that there's no way I can fail.  Because I've failed at every diet I've ever tried and I've read story after story on OH of how people eat around this surgery and fail to lose all their weight.  It's the stone-cold knowledge that - FINALLY - I have an eating plan that works for me and a tool (the sleeve) that makes it possible to actually stay on the plan.   I never, ever had that feeling before and it's amazing to feel it now. 

One of these days I'll get around to taking some pictures but I'll have to dig up some old ones first so there's something to compare them to.  I know we all love those weight-loss-in-progress pics :-) 

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