Onderland!!
I'll be exactly 2 months out if you go by date this Saturday (although if you go by the day of the week, that was this past Monday). I stepped on the scale this morning before my shower and there it was ...199.6!!! I haven't been under 200 lbs in a very long time. I think we're talking almost 25 years ago. I started at a size 22 and am now comfortably wearing a size 18, but I can get into 16's...still a bit snug though..but man..I love how I look in them. :) I've managed to work up to walking 4 miles each time I go out. So far, that's about 3 to 4x a week..I'm working up to 5x a week. I have to find a job and am not sure how I'll work in the walking but I'll find a way.
I just started working veggies into my diet and boy does that fill me up. I made my homemade chicken soup with veggies and rice for dinner. I am still so amazed how little I eat before I start to feel full. I've learned how to recognize the before full sensation..so tonight I ate about a cup of the soup...chicken first and then the veggies...very little broth. I am full!! Before surgery, I could eat an entire bowl plus a slice or two of Italian bread with butter on it.
I'm so looking forward to the next couple of months and see where I am once the New Year arrives (can you believe it's mid October already???) I have a bunch of XL size shirts/blouses that my daughter gave to me that I'm so looking forward to wearing. When I can wear those 16's and XL comfortably..I'll post a pic. Yeeehaaa!! :)
Cathy
Highest Wt: 264, band May '05, pre sleeve wt 235, current 189, personal goal 140
