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So I didn't make my goal of losing 100 lbs by my 30th birthday so I've reset it to lose 100 by the end of the year.  

I am finding that I'm losing sizes though.  I'm basically fitting into a 18/20 top and DRUM ROLL PLEASE....I bought my first pair of Old Navy Jeans size 18 too!!  It is a personal goal of mine to own and be able to wear an old navy tee shirt, but I'll take a pair of jeans for now.  I buy them for my husband and I've just always wanted one but was too big for them.  I can not believe that I actually bought a pair of jeans there.  I have never been able to fit into anything at that store...ok I have a pair of slippers but that doesn't count.  
So my stats are as follows...Jeans 18, shirt 18/20, bra 44 DD, ring 9 down from and 11, shoes 8 wide (down from 8 1/2 EW) oh and I should add that I'm wearing heels again, my new favorite shoes?  Black boots with 3 inch heels, I can wear them for a few hours before my feet start to hurt, pre-op I wouldn't have even dared to try them, my feet hurt too bad in tennis shoes!!  I took an extender off of my watch, and my necklaces actually fall closer to where it's supposed to.  

That's all for now.  I've added my new picture!   The first was taken the morning of surgery and the other was taken 10 months later when I met Danielle and her hubby for dinner after her surgery!  Thanks for the picture Danielle!!!! 

A quick update.  I've lost 92 lbs.  I feel great.  I'm wearing a 22 pant and 18/20 or 22/24 shirt.  I've lost several inches in the bra area too.  I've gone from a 54 DD to a 42 D.  My feet have gotten smaller too.  I no longer need an extra wide shoe, a regular wide width works.  And my wedding rings are sliding off my fingers, I'm down from an 11 to and 8.5.  

I still haven't started exercising, pathetic but the truth.  I do try to eat protein more than anything else but carbs slip in here and there.  I have to get back into the habit of not eating candy.  I don't know why I was able to give up pop and not break that rule but candy still calls my name.  
I guess that's it for now.  I am still completely happy with my VSG and I wouldn't trade it for the world!  I'm hoping to make -100 lbs by my 30th birthday, so that leaves me with about 8 lbs to lose in 5 weeks!  I know I can do it!!

I am a little over 9 months out and I've lost about 85-90 lbs.  I feel terrific.  I can't believe the difference.  I am currently in a size 22 pant and about 18-20 shirt.  I can still get away wearing 22-24 but they are starting to get a little sloppy.  

My weight loss has been slow and steady.  I'll not lose anything for days then drop 3 lbs.  I'm losing an average of 10 lbs a month.  As long as it keeps going down I'm not going to worry about how fast it happens.  I still haven't gotten into a steady exercise program nor have I given up carbs and treats.  I wish surgery had changed my craving for sweets but it didn't.  I try to curb it by drinking flavored tea and other things but it creeps up on me.  Basically I try to have cottege cheese as a side with my meat choice.  My favorite?  Steak and cottege cheese, strange but a good source of protein. 

I still haven't had anyone say anything about the weight loss.  People who know I've had it done mention it but I have yet to have anyone just say...Have you lost weight??  Most everyone who does know about it mention that they can tell in my face.  I can really tell the difference when I look at my college ID.  The difference is amazing.  

Well that's about all for now, I'll have to remeber to update more often.

Well a quick update...I am a few days post my 20 week mark.  I have list 63 lbs which makes me 279.  I am kind of disappointed in my weight loss but I have no one to blame but myself.  I need to get off my lazy butt and exercise, I need to pick better food choices, and I need to cook more often.  I eat just about every meal out.  It is almost pathetic how much money we spend on meals, we have a brand new grill and love the food we can cook on it but it seems like the only thing we do as a couple is go out to eat.  
That sounds kind of bad...we get along great but we have always based out "nights out" around meals, it's a bad habit to break but we're trying.  I just got my bike down from the rafters in the garage and we went out last night and bought a new one for Luke.  Hopefully we can learn to exercise together and cook healthy meals at home rather than run to a resturant and eat crap.  I'm looking forward to riding my bike...even if I'm a little nervous.  Luke took his for a quick ride, he likes it, I thought he wanted to ride the motorcycles when he asked me to go for a bike ride, I told him no...I wish I would have asked for clarification I think I would have enjoyed the ride. We will now have to specify "big" bikes or "little" bikes when we talk about going for a ride.  And for those who don't know....Yes I have a motorcycle!!  I'm a wuss, I don't like to go far and I'm still a little scared to ride but I have one and I do ride it, and once I lose more weight I will probably ride it a lot more!!  
Well that's it for now...Posted my updated pictures too. 

So here it is...the loss in weeks

Start...342
4 weeks...318.5
8 weeks...305
12 weeks...298
16 weeks...287.5

Well I added two more photos.  I put my pictures from pre op and 2,3, and 4 months post op.  It's neat to see the changes.  I left out the 1 month picture because I didn't see much of a difference.  It's there but not as drastic as the 2 month photo. 

 

I had kind of a wow last night.   I went shopping with Luke and on two separate occasions he said he saw someone walking down the aisle toward him so he stepped back out of the way only to realize it was me.  And I was standing with my back to him looking at something when he walked around the corner.  He said he walked right past me...to the next aisle and when he didn't see me he turned around to look down the other aisle again...he did that twice before he realized it was me standing there.  Kind of weird when you think about it but it's nice to know that even my husband doesn't recognize me.

 

 

Well there isn't too much to report.  I have been losing very slowly in the recent weeks.  I am 16 weeks post op today and down as of this morning 56.5 lbs.  I am not complaining about that but I would have hoped to be a little further along by now.  I notice my energy is so much better.  I helped cut the grass a couple days ago and I actually used the push mower.  Normally I would make my husband push the mower while I rode the tractor.  When I used to push the mower I would have pain in my legs from the ankle up the back of my legs, it would burn and sting.  I had no pain, got a little winded but not bad.  When Luke got going on the tractor I just stood around outside then decided to rake the yard...WHAT. I never rake the yard, that is way too much work.  But yep, I did it!  Did I mention it's about a half acre that I raked??!!!  Got the blisters to prove it!!  It tired me out a little so I would stop for about thirty seconds and get going again.  

Anyway I notice that when I'm at work I don't avoid doing as much as I used to.  That sounds kind of weird; I should explain...If I went to my locker and forgot to get something, there was no way this fat chick was going to go down the steps again to get it.  I would wait until I HAD to go down and then get whatever I wanted.  If I had to go from one side of the plant to the other instead of walking I would drive.  Now I find that I will walk where I need to go, not all the time (being honest), but more than I used to.  

Well that's about it for now.  I posted a couple pictures, one was taken when I visited a friend at the photo studio she worked at...On a whim she decided to take our photo to test out new equipment...we weren't excited with the idea but went along.  We ended up using it as our engagement announcement in paper, the other is our wedding picture...I posted them because I finally lost all the weight I have gained since the pictures were taken....plus another 13 lbs!! 

Well I am a little over 11 weeks out and down 44 lbs.  I feel great and am happy with the surgery.  I wish I made better food choices at times but I guess they did surgery on my stomach not my brain.  I think if I opted for more healthy foods I would be posting a greater loss right now.  I also need to exercise.  I have only been to the gym once since surgery, pathetic!!  I eat very small amounts.  Last night I shared a quarter of a burger with Luke minus the bun, had one potato skin (see what I mean about bad choices) and also had a few of his fries.  Best choice would have been grilled chicken and some green beans or something like that.  I did have a few bites of steak today, that was good, I also had green beans with them.  It's strange how one day I feel like I can eat a huge amount of food, (burger and pot. skin) then others such small amounts (5 bites of steak and 1/4 c g. beans)  I'm still learning I guess.  

Clothes are starting to fit better, I started wearing a pair of jeans that I bought pre-op that were way to tight on me when I bought them, last night I took them off without unbuttoning them.  That is a good feeling.  I tried to buy a shirt while I was out of town for work and couldn't find anything to fit.  At Catherines I would buy 5x, now 4x is too big yet 3x are a little snug.  I am in between sizes.  I did guy a few shirts at Avenue and still had to get 30/32...they were a little snug, that I am attributing to the cut of the shirt as I always wore that size when shopping there, now 44 lbs smaller and I am still buying that size and it's snug???  Oh well I've never been one to be caught up in numbers, as long as it fit I didn't care what the tag said, I was just happy to have something that wasn't cutting my circulation off.  My next biggest goal is to get a great bra that supports and where the band doesn't roll in the back....now that is a dream!!  :)

Well I am now down 37 lbs...I can't believe it.  I took the before and after pictures and I can see a difference in the side profile.  I haven't had any problems with anything since surgery.  I've only gotten sick once.  I need to track my food, I just kind of keep a head count of the protein I get.  The problem with that is I used to keep a head count of my calories and "points" but look where that got me!  I often forget my vitamins, which isn't a good thing, I need to do better with that as well.  I have noticed that my jeans are fitting a lot looser and not to far from now I won't be able to wear them.  I have a pair of jeans that I bought pre-op that were so tight that I just wouldn't /coudn't wear them.  They would button but I was squeezed into them so bad they were uncomfortable.  I wore them last night and went to slide them off but realized that I hadn't unbuttoned them yet.  I have never owned jeans that just sat there...they were always snug and what a relief I felt when I unbuttoned them to take them off!  NOT ANYMORE!  It's only 37 lbs and I feel like it's 100.  I don't get as tired going up and down the steps, I feel more mobile, and just more active.  

Food is still a little strange for me...not eating but the head issues.  We eat out often and I find myself drawn to fried foods.  I "fix" the problem by ordering grilled meat and I allow myself to order the fries or "junk" that I want...In the end I eat the meat and a few fries.  I would prefer not to have anything fried but I'm working on it.  I haven't had pop since the day before surgery.  I miss that in a way...only when I see Luke drinking it though.  I'll want to take a sip of that instead of my water or iced tea but that passes quickly.  

The other food issue that I have is a head hunger thing...If I let myself go too long between meals I tend to want things that aren't good for me.  For instance if I am really hungry and we are sitting down to eat I know that I can't eat a lot and I almost get a sad feeling...it's like I want all this stuff but I can't have it.  I notice that it's at those times that I want the bad food too.  Kind of like my head saying well if you can't eat a lot of food you can at least have "bad for you" food...So instead of getting grilled chicken and some soup, I'll have fried fish and fries.  What's funny though is after I have that head battle about not being able to eat a lot and wanting to order the bad kind of food....I will eat few bites and the issues just kind of slip away...I'm not hungry anymore so food isn't important anymore.  

Well that should do it for this update...I will check back in once the scale starts sliding. 

I think the scale is on the move again, I weighed in at 314.5 so that would be a total of 27.5 in 5 weeks.  I am thrilled with the results.  I can tell in my clothes.  My jeans are falling down when I have my 2 way radio on at work, and I can slide them down without unbuttoning them.  A pair of jeans that I bought a few months ago that were way too tight to wear now fit me fine.  I can also zip up a jacket that I couldn't a month ago...I am still not tracking my food like I should but I am making sure to choose better food.  Cheese sticks and yogurt for breakfast instead of toast.  And I had grilled chicken for dinner instead of grilled cheese (too much fat)  My husband ordered potato skins with cheese and bacon...and I didn't even want a bite WEIRD, I loved those things!!  Overall I am happy with my surgery.  I am still trying to get used to the feeling of being full.  I'm not sure if this is the feeling that I am supposed to have or if I am eating a little too much.  I am not uncomfortable but I feel like the food is at the back of my throat...Probably a good question to post to those farther out than me.