Overweight!!

Jun 05, 2009

It took 13 months from surgery, but for the last two days I've been OVERWEIGHT!  Not obese or morbidly obese or super morbidly obese, but merely OVERWEIGHT!  My weight has been 213 these last two days - down from the 215 - 220 range where I had been hanging out for 6 weeks or so...  I am so excited!  I can remember my last high school football physical as a sophomore - the Dr. filled out my paperwork as "obese."  I don't recall the actual weight, but I expect it was more than 213, and I clearly recall how mortified I was to have to turn that paperwork in to the coach with "obese" written on it.  (Never mind that the coach's paperwork would have said "morbidly obese.")

I have been trying to keep the focus the last week or so since getting a much needed kick from attending support group meeting at WeightWise.  I've been eating better, avoiding snacks (especially M&M's), and taking all my vitamins daily.  I still have excellent restriction from my sleeve.  The surgery on my stomach works!   I am working to pay more attention to stopping eating when I'm satisfied instead of eating until I feel miserably full.   I've almost got my pool open and ready to swim, so I'm looking forward to having that as additional exercise in the coming weeks.

As I neared the OVERWEIGHT category, I've been playing games with the BMI calculators... to go from OVERWEIGHT to Normal, I would have to lose down to 181 pounds.  I'm not sure I want or need to go that far, and I'm OK with that decision.  I feel so much better today than I have in many years!  I would definitely like to lose another 20 pounds or so to move to the middle of the OVERWEIGHT range, but I'm really treading in untested waters here... Last time I weighed as little as I do now, I was not this tall!  It's been an incredible journey thus far, I'm still excited to see what comes next, and looking forward to summer to try out so many things that I've been putting off for many years.

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