Half Way!!
So I am at the half way point to the goal I have set for myself of 150 pounds. Yay!! I have lost 90 pounds so far and am thrilled.
So many things are easier now. Physically, I feel 100% like a different person. Actually, I feel like the old me before I gained pregnancy weight (that's right, I gained and kept about 90 pounds after 2 kids!). I can run which I never thought I'd do, cross my legs, and cross my arms over my chest. I have gone from a bra size of 46 DDD to a size 40 D (woo hoo!). I have also lost countless dress sizes. Pre-op I wore a size 24-26 and a 3-4X. Now I am finding that most things in an X are too big, and I am down to a size 18 pants (even those are getting big). It is such a thrill to go to the mall now. I can buy clothes in Old Navy, Riki's, H&M, Zellers (regular sizes), and Walmart (regular sizes). I have not tried anywhere else yet. I feel really weird going into "normal' stores. I have the feeling like I am being watched by the sales people who are thinking "What is SHE doing here?" So that is something to work on. Attitude is everything, right??.
All of the new eating habits are becoming a normal part of life, and I find myself craving the healthier choices. I wake up in the morning and instead of thinking "What can I eat today?", I think "What do I have to eat today in order to meet my nutritional goals?" I wouldn't say that my obsession with food has ended, it is just a different kind of obsession- planning and scheduling what my body actually needs, instead of what it craves. I am not going to say that I have been perfect. I have had chocolate on occasion (this weekend being one of them), however, I know in my heart that there is a vast difference between the old me and how I view "treats" now. Before, a bite would have never been enough (try the whole cake), but now it is. I don't expect to be perfect in this journey and never will be, but I am better, and more aware of my eating and how to own a healthy body. Each new day is a struggle to eat right, exercise enough, drink my water, take my vitamins, etc... one day at a time.
Thank you WLS, for giving me back the parts of myself that I had lost, and for giving me a new perspective on life which I never before had!
So many things are easier now. Physically, I feel 100% like a different person. Actually, I feel like the old me before I gained pregnancy weight (that's right, I gained and kept about 90 pounds after 2 kids!). I can run which I never thought I'd do, cross my legs, and cross my arms over my chest. I have gone from a bra size of 46 DDD to a size 40 D (woo hoo!). I have also lost countless dress sizes. Pre-op I wore a size 24-26 and a 3-4X. Now I am finding that most things in an X are too big, and I am down to a size 18 pants (even those are getting big). It is such a thrill to go to the mall now. I can buy clothes in Old Navy, Riki's, H&M, Zellers (regular sizes), and Walmart (regular sizes). I have not tried anywhere else yet. I feel really weird going into "normal' stores. I have the feeling like I am being watched by the sales people who are thinking "What is SHE doing here?" So that is something to work on. Attitude is everything, right??.
All of the new eating habits are becoming a normal part of life, and I find myself craving the healthier choices. I wake up in the morning and instead of thinking "What can I eat today?", I think "What do I have to eat today in order to meet my nutritional goals?" I wouldn't say that my obsession with food has ended, it is just a different kind of obsession- planning and scheduling what my body actually needs, instead of what it craves. I am not going to say that I have been perfect. I have had chocolate on occasion (this weekend being one of them), however, I know in my heart that there is a vast difference between the old me and how I view "treats" now. Before, a bite would have never been enough (try the whole cake), but now it is. I don't expect to be perfect in this journey and never will be, but I am better, and more aware of my eating and how to own a healthy body. Each new day is a struggle to eat right, exercise enough, drink my water, take my vitamins, etc... one day at a time.
Thank you WLS, for giving me back the parts of myself that I had lost, and for giving me a new perspective on life which I never before had!
Referral Sent: March 19, 2010
Surgery date with Dr. Denis Hong: December 9, 2010
Marny B, what a wonderfully written inspiring post! I am drinking my first Optifast shake & reading this! Thank you for taking the time!!!!
Referral sent by my Dr Feb 2010... 1st Seminar Dec 20/10.... Met Dr. Jan 13/11.... Gastric Bypass Class Jan 13/11.... SW appt Feb 9/11... NUT appt Feb 9/11... 2nd Dr. appt Feb 24/11...PreOp appt Apr 20/11....Optifast Apr 26/11...2nd PreOp (with my family Doctor) May 9/11...SURGERY MAY 17/11!!!
Thanks! You are so close to the beginning of your own post-op journey! Congrats! I know it sounds terribly cliche, but the time is going to fly by. I look back and marvel at how my surgery was only 4+ months ago. It feels like I have owned this new "me" forever. Good luck with the Optifast. You are almost there!!
Referral Sent: March 19, 2010
Surgery date with Dr. Denis Hong: December 9, 2010
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