Took a summer hiatus...but I'm back!
Hello OH friends. Summer was such a blast. I've spent my whole life outside for the past 2 months and loved every second of it. Unfortunately OH doesn't have a mobile app (gasp!), and I barely touched a computer all summer, so I am very much out of touch with all of the OH goings on!
Nothing important has changed on my end, but I went blond for the summer and am loving the new colour. See!
I spent everyday in a tank top and gave up caring about baggy arm skin. ( Life is much more pleasant when you are not hot and sweaty every moment.) I even paraded myself all about the beach in my bathing suit- my how life has changed! I spent oodles of time doing activities with my girls. We had a great time walking, biking, and jumping on the back yard trampoline together!
December will be here before we know it, and I'm looking ahead to my 2 year surgiversary on December 9th. So far, I have gone from 329 down to 169 at my lowest. I figure if I could eliminate all of the extra skin, I'd probably be much closer to my goal of 150 than I think I am. My body seems to be pretty comfortable bouncing back and forth between 169-173lbs. This might just be where my body wants me to be and if that's the case, I am grateful for all that I have accomplished, and I won't lament the last 25ish pounds. If I loose it great. If not, then so what. I comfortably fit into a medium/large, and a size 12, and I can't ask for much more. Haven't met a store that I can't shop in now, so I am quite content!
With the first week of school off of my to do list-my children and their classrooms all squared away, as well as my own classroom up and running- I feel like I have life organized enough that I can finally sit down and delve back into the OH world, and I am looking forward to reading up on all of your news. I got myself a new laptop, so I can comfortably sit and enjoy reading posts in the evenings. No more cold basement for me!
~Marny
Nothing important has changed on my end, but I went blond for the summer and am loving the new colour. See!
I spent everyday in a tank top and gave up caring about baggy arm skin. ( Life is much more pleasant when you are not hot and sweaty every moment.) I even paraded myself all about the beach in my bathing suit- my how life has changed! I spent oodles of time doing activities with my girls. We had a great time walking, biking, and jumping on the back yard trampoline together!
December will be here before we know it, and I'm looking ahead to my 2 year surgiversary on December 9th. So far, I have gone from 329 down to 169 at my lowest. I figure if I could eliminate all of the extra skin, I'd probably be much closer to my goal of 150 than I think I am. My body seems to be pretty comfortable bouncing back and forth between 169-173lbs. This might just be where my body wants me to be and if that's the case, I am grateful for all that I have accomplished, and I won't lament the last 25ish pounds. If I loose it great. If not, then so what. I comfortably fit into a medium/large, and a size 12, and I can't ask for much more. Haven't met a store that I can't shop in now, so I am quite content!
With the first week of school off of my to do list-my children and their classrooms all squared away, as well as my own classroom up and running- I feel like I have life organized enough that I can finally sit down and delve back into the OH world, and I am looking forward to reading up on all of your news. I got myself a new laptop, so I can comfortably sit and enjoy reading posts in the evenings. No more cold basement for me!
~Marny
Referral Sent: March 19, 2010
Surgery date with Dr. Denis Hong: December 9, 2010
What a great post Marny! And welcome back! I love the hair colour...very summery...very cute. You look great by the way...and your girls are adorable. Absolutely beautiful.
I just wanted to compliment you on your statement about being comfortable with what you have accomplished and not being obsessed if you don't lose every last little pound... I think THAT is an important message to share.
It's too easy to get bogged down obsessing about a specific number...but focussing on how you feel, what you can do physically, and the fact that you can enjoy shopping in any store...these are the goals that people can relate too...and these are what matter....more than a number.
I keep telling myself that I was "more than a number" before this surgery, and my life post-op will be about more than a number aswell. My goal is to use numbers as a tool to help keep me healthy... and nothing more. I will eventually find my "happy weight"...whatever that number is, and then I will keep myself accountable within a 3-5lb range from either side of that number...
The rest of the time I want to focus on the things I can do... physically do. Because being out there LIVING my life is the reason I did this in the first place!
Anyway...Welcome back to OH... glad to see your smiling face again!
I just wanted to compliment you on your statement about being comfortable with what you have accomplished and not being obsessed if you don't lose every last little pound... I think THAT is an important message to share.
It's too easy to get bogged down obsessing about a specific number...but focussing on how you feel, what you can do physically, and the fact that you can enjoy shopping in any store...these are the goals that people can relate too...and these are what matter....more than a number.
I keep telling myself that I was "more than a number" before this surgery, and my life post-op will be about more than a number aswell. My goal is to use numbers as a tool to help keep me healthy... and nothing more. I will eventually find my "happy weight"...whatever that number is, and then I will keep myself accountable within a 3-5lb range from either side of that number...
The rest of the time I want to focus on the things I can do... physically do. Because being out there LIVING my life is the reason I did this in the first place!
Anyway...Welcome back to OH... glad to see your smiling face again!
Toni..."Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the will to overcome it"
www.fatgirlchangingherworld.com 
Twitter:@fatgirlchanging
Surgery JAN. 19th, 2012 - Down 120 lbs & 75 inches @ my last Weigh in!!!! 
Thanks for the response,Toni. I fell into the trap of feeling bad about myself. This was a couple of months . I hadn't lost in quite a while, and it bothered me..a lot. I've since realized how fooli**** was. I think that kind of reasoning was what got me to 329. At some point you just have to love yourself- lumps, bumps, and all. As long as I'm healthy, then my number one goal has been achieved. Honestly....I'm hot (haha- there's some confidencefor yah), and I know it. Attitude is everything, right?
Referral Sent: March 19, 2010
Surgery date with Dr. Denis Hong: December 9, 2010
DAMN STRAIGHT GIRL!!!
Toni..."Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the will to overcome it"
www.fatgirlchangingherworld.com Twitter:@fatgirlchanging
Surgery JAN. 19th, 2012 - Down 120 lbs & 75 inches @ my last Weigh in!!!!
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