I'm 150lbs less of the woman I was ...
hiya myra:
congrats on the milestone. kinda hard to reconcile with the person your're seeing in the mirror these days, isn't it? i think i told you that when i came home from surgery i had lost about 15 lbs. so again, we're parallel to each other. but i've been stuck now for awhile. started the treadmill again and am hoping i will become unstuck soon.
again, myra, kudos on the journey success and thanks for sharing it.
dorthe
dorthe Hey good friend!
Well, I don't wanna slow you down any, but it's been kind of nice having someone to be a twin with ... we've echoed each other all through this so far, haven't we?!
I had to sit and think about the whole thing this morning after Amber's post about getting our minds wrapped around the weight loss. I *am* having trouble actually believing the weight is gone, even though I get on that scale and it says it is ... it's almost like I'm going to wake up from this dream and all the weight will be back where it was. My perception of my body is just not the greatest right now, I look in the mirror and see a very obese woman looking back at me still. I know I weigh less, but, to me, I still look so big. Then I drag out that "before" picture, and OMG, I see how much of me is gone, and I'm convinced again. Does that make sense?
I started out needing to lose 292 lbs (if I want to be at a goal weight of 150 lbs.). And I was totally overwhelmed by that ... I just didn't understand how it would happen (or, if I admit it, really have the faith it would). 292 lbs! 8 lbs short of 300 lbs to lose!?!?! No way!!!
But I've realized I don't think of the whole thing in a chunk anymore .. it's not "all or nothing" for me as it was before surgery. Now it's small goals: 1. weigh under 400 lbs ... 2. weigh under 350lbs ... 3. weigh under 300 lbs. ... etc. So now I'm working on goal #4. weigh under 250 lbs. That's all I'm going to concentrate on ... there will be plenty of time left after I reach that to concentrate on the next goal. When I think of it all that way, I KNOW I can get to the next goal and the next ... and, ultimately, get to the final one.
I just thank everyone for the wonderful support and help. I wouldn't have done as well without being able to turn to this board and of all of you for help and advice along the way.
Sorry, I'm rambling on and on here ... I'll hush! 
So here's a big (((hug))) and 
for everyone ... and another especially to my "twin", Dorthe ... whether she knows it or not, she's been my WLS Angel! THANKS you all!!
Myra
So here's a big (((hug))) and for everyone ... and another especially to my "twin", Dorthe ... whether she knows it or not, she's been my WLS Angel! THANKS you all!!
Myra 
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