7 months today

Sep 13, 2009

I had a really amazing day today.  I did a spinning class.  I did the whole thing.  I can't believe how awesome that was.  I thought I could, but I kept putting off going to the class because I thought it wold kick my butt.  Yea!!  It was hard, but I did the whole thing.  I might not walk tomorrow, but... YEA!!
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wow, this is life-changing

Aug 30, 2009

I just kept thinking all weekend about how my life is soooo different.  It just is really amazing.  I found my Weight Watchers book from my last attempt yesterday.  95 lbs later.  That started it off.  I can remember how hopeless I felt going back to weigh that last time at WW.  Then today we went to Fort Duffield.  I really had a moment their last fall.  I realized that I was jeapordizing my health with my weight.  I couldn'nt even climb the hill there last year.  The kids had to push me up it.  It was really scary.  I remember thinking, I have to go to the doctor and see what is wrong with me.  It turned out that I had high blood pressure.  I had to sit on a bench and rest while I sat there and sweated with my heart racing.  I was so scared.  Today... it is a huge hill, but I just was out of breath a little bit.  It was just a nice walk in the park.  My son, 11, told me how proud he was of me for the changes I have made this year.  Awwww...that's a memory.  I just am soooo thankful for this surgery.  My life is far from perfect, but this is just so much better than how I was living before.  I can't really believe that it is just a year later.  I fell like a different person.  Thank you WLS...    
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6 months

Aug 13, 2009

Had my appt with Dr. Shina.  He is thrilled with my loss.  I weighed in at 197 on his scale.  That is higher than my scale at home, but it is 70lbs since surgery.  I discussed all of my issues.  LOL, they weren't issues to him.  My stall, hairloss, whatever is all normal.  I need to chill out.  LOL

So, today, I am not worrying about numbers.  I am going to chill out.

I am working out at the YMCA.  My favorite 2 hour plus.
I will be able to work out.
I will be able to not give a crap how I look while working out.
I will be able to do the whole workout.
I will have to take off my rings because they wiggle too much, as opposed to almost cutting them off before surgery
I  will be able to fit in to my smaller car on the way home.  No seatbelt issues.
I will come home shower and put on normal size clothes.

I will enjoy myself.  I am a new person !!

Woo Hoo!! 
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5 Months

Jul 18, 2009

I can't believe it has been 5 months already.  I have had a harder time loosing lately.  I have been super busy and off of my schedule too.  Hopefully things will calm down.  I am at 89 lbs from my highest.  I just went shopping and bought size 8, Levi capris.  I think they must run big, but.....whatever.  I bout tops that were medium and large.  It was all clearance bargains with 40% off.  All I can say is Wow!  Nothing was from the Women's Dept.  Not even an extra large.  It feels amazing.  I also had to get new undies.  My old ones were falling off me.  Next month is my appt with Dr. Shina for a  6 mo. checkup.  Actually since surgery, I have lost 74.  I don't think will hit 100 lbs by then.  My goal was 100 lbs by six mo.  Well maybe, I will lose 100 lbs from my highest.  There is a 15 lb difference there. 
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.2 loss :(

Jul 02, 2009

I know it is just a number.  I know that my clothes are fitting looser.  I just want that stupid scale to go down.  I don't think I am off the rules by much.  I am working out like I want to.  I have work/money issues, but who doesn't.  Just bummed that I didn't have a big loss in June.  I was hoping that my first July weigh in would be..... more than .2 .  Oh well, enough whining. 
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It must be inches

Jun 27, 2009

Shopping today.  SIZE 10 on the bottom.  It is crazy.  The big news is that I finally am a regular X-Large and Large on top.  I just am amazed.  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN THE WOMEN'S DEPT FOR ME.  I can't even remember the last time I could fit into a regular XL on top.   Much less a large size.  I am getting ready to clean more out from my closet.  YEA!!

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Father's Day

Jun 22, 2009

I am still amazed.  I talked to my Dad for Father"s Day.  He asked me how I was doing and he seemed supportive of the surgery.  I know my Mom still thinks my RNY was a bad move, but I am amazed that my Dad actually asked how things were going and didn't say stupid stuff.  Yeah me!!  I think I got the Father's Day present yesterday.
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199.4 --- 82 lbs gone

Jun 19, 2009

Amazing.  The last couple of weeks have been just amazing.  The girls trip to Destin was awesome.  I felt so much more comfortable.  My new eating and vitamin & protein habits were easy enough to keep up.  My only worry is that I at some junk food for the first time.  Cape Cod, Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips....my fav.  Those darn chips didn't make me sick in the slightest.  I snacked a little more than I would at home, but this week I have been right back to my usual.  Eating has become much easier.  Chicken hasn't been making me sick, that is a very good thing.  I have been working out.  I am a little worried about my hair loss and the piggly-wiggly batwing arms, but ..... not really.  It would take a bald spot to bring me down.  I just amazed at how much my body changes each week.  Things that were tight just two weeks ago, are beginning to be loose.  There is one change I am not at all fond of though.   I have been having a slight to non-existant period because of a uterine ablation.  Well, forget that, now I have a small period.  No biggie, but I am bummed.  I thought I didn't have to worry about that anymore.  Hormones and iron levels are the likely culprits.   I thnk the best change is not SWEATING all the time.  Walking up stairs is pretty cool too.  Shopping for pants/shorts has been great.  Size 12, that is unbelievable.  It hasnt been as much fun to shop on the top.  I really am not quite an Extra-lg yet.   I would love to be out of the Women's Dept, but... I still have a bunch more to lose.  Let's face it.  Lane Byrant won't lose my bra business for a while.  I can't really think of many bad things.  I guess the normal stuff.  Friends that I am smaller than now.  I don't know, it seems a little off.  I can't say enough about how nice and supportive everyone at my church has been.  They are giving me just too many compliments.  I wish my financial situation was better, but I suppose there has to be something to stress you out.  Kellen is safe after totalling my car.  I will take that and my sucess with the sugery.  The rest will just have to work itself out.  So, now I am right at 4 months.  I wonder how long it will take to lose the rest.

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15 weeks today

May 28, 2009

Wow, 61 lbs since surgery, 76lbs total.

I will celebrate my 4 month surgersary at the beach.  I am so excited about the beach this year.  I looked at the pic on my profile from last years trip.  That was me at my highest.  The one fat girl in the group.  Ugh, It isn't even just how I looked, it is remember how exhausting it felt.  Also, so happy that knowing this year.  I will be able to walk the beach.  I will be able to go and do whatever I want.  I won't sweat all over the place just walking to the beach.  It will be a totally different trip.  I weigh less than Mike (husband) now.  I will soon be under 200 lbs.  I am in a regular size bathing suit.  I think I am ready for my girls trip to the beach.  Yea!!

I guess after vacation I will focus on my next goal, 100 lbs gone.  It seemed so impossible before.  I can't believe that I can say that is my goal.  I can't even imagine how I will feel in 4 more months.

Yea!!

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3 months today!!

May 13, 2009

Dr. Shina's scale says 52lbs since surgery plus 15 since my highest.  Officially, I have lost 67 pounds.  Wow!!

It feels like time is flying.  I feel really good.  I don't have any regrets having my surgery.  I won't say it is easy every day, but I do feel so much better.  I have so much more energy.  My family has been really supportive this whole time.  I am anxious to lose the rest. 

Yea!!

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02/13/2009
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