5 and a half months.

Feb 20, 2011

just gonna kinda ramble in this one......


i hit -100lbs  2/07/11...one day before my 5 month anniversary. :) i can't even describe how happy/excited i was! then of course i only lost .5lbs the next week. we'll see what tomorrow brings.

this journey has not been the easiest, but it's not been the hardest. i just keep plugging away. i could never, ever say i've been disappointed!!! the only thing that freaks me out is the hair loss. i've probably lost about half my hair. :/  it's slowed down quite a bit so i hope it decides to start growing back soon. i cut a lot of my hair off, and the new sassy 'do is fabulous.

just a couple things. i completed my first 5k thanksgiving morning (i walked the turkey trot in detroit, mi). i was so proud of myself. and it was awesome having my sister there at the finish line to see me finish (she ran the 10k). i felt so accomplished.
with that being said, i will be doing my first half marathon 4/30/11. i'm afraid of not being able to finish! i know i can do it if i put my mind to it, but it's just scary. i finally got my butt going back to the gym and walking so i can better prepare myself for the 13.1 miles i'll have to endure and finish in less than 4 hours. eek! 

i go to see my surgeon tomorrow. i guess i could consider it my 6 month post-op appointment. hopefully the scale has moved just a little bit. it doesn't freak me out to hit a stall...and to be perfectly honest i am convinced i'm gaining muscle but still losing fat. so the scale not moving doesn't really bother me. i just don't want it to go up! i think being a once a week weigh-er helps me out a little too. i think that if i weighed every day i'd go crazy seeing the possible ups and downs. i actually threw my scale away a couple months ago and just weigh in every monday at my support group. i'm excited to see dr. pesta (my surgeon) tomorrow. i feel i've done well so far on this journey. :)

i attend a support  group every monday. it is amazing. it really keeps me going and keeps me focused. there are some amazing people in that group, and i'm so glad to get to know them more and more each week. they've been inspirations to me, and i hope that i can in turn be an inspiration to others down the road as well.  

i've gone from an extremely tight size 28 pants and a 4x top to a size 18 or 20 pants and a 1x top in 5 months. that's just crazy to me. and you know what? i tried on my boyfriends size large jacket from old navy today, and it fit! zipped and all (and i was wearing a sweatshirt!).

gosh, it's the little things that make you feel so good. 

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