Who is that person in the mirror!!
Long time since I checked in but just wanted to say hello.. and keep up the good work encouraging one another.
It's been 2 years now since my surgery and boy how things have changed. And the changes are more than physical.
But here are some wow moments!
I needed a new pair of jeans since nothing seemed to fit... no wonder... by time I found a pair that fit... they were size 12 PETITE!!!! I never wore a 12 even when I WAS 12!!!! and PETITE has NEVER been a word to describe me in any way, shape or form!!! I still don't believe it and keep yanking the tag to look at it!!
(they say the average American woman wears a size 12 - 14... Average? .. again, another word that never seemed to linked to me any way shape or form... strange to look around the room and not be the largest person there!!! - but in my mind I kinda still am?)
Finally packed up boxes of old clothes and gave them away... prized things like my beaded dress, my leather coat, my dress suits... you know the kind of things you always keep in a box during the diet, cause you know that one day you will need them again... and it took long to find em and too much to buy em. I finally think I might never wear them again!!!!
I have stepped out professionally and am surprised at all I see coming down the pike!!
Do you ever keep waiting for the glass to hit the floor??!!!
Oh well, those old mind habits die the hardest and will keep sluggin away at that - 2yrs out and occasionally still losing!
The most wonderful thing I feel now is freedom... I can cook and enjoy cooking for its own's sake! I can eat some and stop when full. I can throw food away and not feel guilty! I really honestly don't worry about what I eat... eat what I want, when I want it... its just that what I want and how much I want sure have changed too! I look at a menu now as options, and not hard choices.. and sometimes I get a little of everything just because that is what I feel like eating.... what a life!
Oh well, I ramble... kid is in bed... feeling like perhaps this year has accomplished something that will actually last!
Love y'all
B
It really is how we spend the rest of our lives that makes this surgery worth it! I am so much more aware and concious these days - somehow I used to think that it was my responsiblity personally to make sure no food was wasted and set about cleaning up every little morsel... now I can't keep up with my salad plate of food - that feels great!!!
Kudos to you for realizing that getting the surgery, or achieving goal weight is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what this decision is all about - its a lifestyle!
B
Hey Sphinxy,
You are looking so great! And I have to say it is so great to hear success stories of people who have been out longer than a year or so. You always seem to find someone on the street saying bad things about others who have had WLS some time ago... Like... Well you know so and so had it a while back and as now gained all her weight back. So you inspire me and others out there with daily struggles.. Keep it up and congrates to you!
Hugs Marge
You are so right.. it is so easy to caught up in others persons assessments of the surgery and even yourself. My advice is to set and keep your own personal goals... forget the weight charts or the calorie counts.. it is about a lifestyle and the changes you want for your life. THat way you define your own success!!! Whatever that means for you! Best of luck to you - keep it up!
B
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