Crazy Gym Lady at 6 months out!

Feb 15, 2013

Haha! I don't think I ever would have considered myself a Crazy Gym Lady last year when I started the process, but that's one of the bright sides of my surgery. My friends affectionately call me "The Machine" because I am always working out! 

Recently, I did a two week stint with Hot Yoga, and I fell in love! It was so great to sweat so profusely, AND be so aware of your surroundings. Honestly, there was NO WAY I could have done it without surgery--even if I lost a few pounds. It wasn't so much about the flexibility, but more about the stamina--which, I had none before. Now, I happily do my 45 minutes on the elliptical like I'm a BOSS. I've also incorporated TRX and Spinning into my regimen. Soon, I hope to add in some outdoors stuff as the weather gets nicer. It's a little hard to get motivated to run when there are icy patches, 6-foot+ tall snow banks and hills.

But, getting back to my post title, yes, I'm 6 months out as of yesterday, and it has been a great adventure! I also recently hit 100 lbs. lost, which is huge. I really set that as a mini-goal for myself in the back of my head. I just wanted to take full advantage of those first 6 months, and get as much weight off as possible. And, I can proudly say it's done! I'm not saying it's all rainbows and unicorns, as life does still happen with or without surgery. However, I feel I have a better perspective and able to realize what I want to get out of my surgery experience. Even when stressful things came up (like my husband being laid off), I didn't bury myself in bags of Raisinets or sleeves of Oreos or whatever would "soothe" my stress. I just pushed harder at the gym, which never really occurred to my old ways. It's not that I thought exercise was bad, it's just that it wasn't "my thing". I never felt 100% comfortable with the idea of working out--that's just silly when I could go head-first into a cake! Sweat? Ugh...gross! Now that I'm working out 5-6 days a week, I feel weird when I miss out on my workouts. Who knew? More importantly, who the heck is this NEW girl? LOL

I'm coming to terms with the changes in my life, and for a change, I'm really excited about them. I no longer have to worry about my weight getting in the way of what I want out of life. I used to put things on hold because I was deathly afraid of "Fear of Failure" and "Fear of Success". I know it may seem weird to be afraid of both at the same time, but it had hindered me considerably. Now, I just want to keep trying new things to get past these artificial fears, and build new memories in their places. It will happen, even if it takes longer than I may want it to. 

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