Month Six

Feb 22, 2010

Four, One, One, Zero.  Another six pound month.  Slower than I would like but I will take it.

Never did pictures for month five, need to get after my daughter to do the six month ones.  The jeans I squeezed into for the month three photo are now getting loose after I wear them and almost able to be pulled over the hip without being undone.

Husband's cousin passed away suddenly from complications of a heart surgery a month ago and the local memorial service was Saturday.  I bought a size 18 blazer on clearance, the 22 slacks were on the last notch of the belt and still loose and the legs were baggy.  It would not button but it will soon and could not bring myself to waste money on a correct fit.   I couple people I had not seen in a while noticed and said I looked great and they were proud of me.

Hairdresser Friday afternoon,  I love her so I must go every two months.  The reaction from an old friend that had not seen me in a year was priceless, she said "OMG OMG You look like a different person, if she did not use your name I would not have recognized you."  She is shorter but a lightweight that is hoping to have RNY around June.

Went to Subway with my daughter for dinner Friday night, effortless maneuvering in the booth, fitting forward, fitting sideways.  She ate and I played with my new Sony over the ear ear-buds.

Went to church and had a half dozen people who saw me 12 pounds ago and said nothing tell me I looked fabulous.  Pastors wife, pastor, mother of girls I grew up with and a few others.  The look of shock on their faces when I said 120 lost was priceless. 

This was my first month with consistent exercise, although there was a lower than desired loss my fitness level has increased and I think my tummy is down and my waist is tighter.  Just finished week eight of couch to 5k and I can run 2.2 miles without stopping in about 30 minutes, eight weeks ago maintaining a jog for one minute was rough.

Went to the gym I was working out at preop and ran my couch to 5k W8D3 on the treadmill.   I had my measurements done at 347, my high was 365 and at surgery I was 321 the morning of my surgery.  They redid the measurements overall quite a few inches and I don't think she pulled as tight as the owner did.  They said my lean body mass was 117 which is just crazy talk, I know it has to be higher, there is absolutely no way on earth that 140 would be a reasonable weight for this body.

	1/8/2009	2/22/2010	Loss
Bust	55	46.5	(8.5)
Waist	55	43	(12.0)
Abdomen	66	51	(15.0)
Hip	62	56	(6.0)
Thigh	32.5	27	(5.5)
Arm	14.5	13.5	(1.0)
Weight	347	247	(100.0)

The last thing I can think to say is my complexion has made amazing strides.  Two years ago with my diabetes, anemia and thyroid I was ghostly or jaundice looking at times.  Since upping the exercise I have a nice red well circulated glow to my face.  The improved circulation has decreased the appearance of some of the wrinkles and given me an overall more even tone.

I was hoping to be closer to 200 than 250 by now, but the 240s are not so bad.  I will take it.

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