December 16, 2008

Dec 16, 2008

The year's almost over and I can barely figure out this OH profile thing.  It's all so new and complex now since 5 years ago.  What am I saying....since 5 months ago!!  I have had quite a few people find me on my myspace and other avenues and have become my friends seeking either advice because they would like to have bariatric surgery (90%) or are having bariatric surgery (10%) and need support and advice for postop.  I love doing this.  I feel so blessed to have had this surgery.  I am down from 402# to 238#.  Now that may be all the weight I lose.  That is over 160#, I am almost 50 yrs old, and it is winter in Illinois, which means that temperatures are below 20 degrees and I refuse to go outside to do anything!!

I am down from a 70" waist to a size 20w.  I have gone from a size 6x to a size 1x.  My bra size has gone from a 58H to a 42DD (or less).  My underwear has gone from a 14 to a size 10.  I have shrunken.....in fact, I have a LOT of sagging skin....so if I could lose that somehow, I would probably weigh about 30# less and be 2 sizes smaller!!

I'm not worried about that.  All I know is that I made cookies for my husband and grandchildren a few weeks ago (chocolate chips and oatmeal scotties) and I didn't so much as lick my fingers when I made them!!  I have the willpower of a God!!  Why not?  I have insisted to myself that if I ate anything with sugar or anything fried, that I would "dump".  C'mon....occasionally I still overeat (I did alot in the beginning).  Overeatting consists of maybe one or two extra bites....but it is enough to make you feel sick for an hour.  That's enough.  I have had no sugar or no fried things since 1/1/98 and have no reason to have any.  I don't really crave anything.  Nothing sounds good.  I just want to be able to get something out of the meals I am serving and I can't even get enough of those!!  I still eat only 6 bites per meal (7-8 if I am stuffing myself!!)....and that is the way to keep it.  I have not gained any weight since the surgery.  I may have slowed down in my losing...but I sure haven't gained!! 

Because of the weather, I only do exercises with my resistence bands, which are great for the arms and legs...if you have nothing else....which I don't.  I am praying to be closer to 200# by spring and then I will start walking until I make my way into jogging.  I also hope to take up swimming next spring also!!  Wish me luck!!

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