25 Weeks Out

Dec 18, 2009

It's hard to believe that 6 months have gone by since surgery.  I have been fortunate to continue to lose weight steadily without any real plateaus. My weight loss is about 1 lbs a week; which makes me very happy.  I am down 83 lbs since surgery (245 now 162).  I find I don't have much of an appetite any more and food does not give me the enjoyment it once did.  All of which are good things.  I feel sooooo much better.  I'm not tired all the time, I don't huff and puff walking around.  I no longer have high blood pressure, sleep apnea and GI reflux.  I feel like this surgery has given me my life back.  I would do it again in a heart beat!
I find it hard to believe I wear a size 8 jeans, I was in a tight 22.  My tops were 3x and now they are mediums or large depending on the knit.  Yes, I have loose skin - I've developed a turkey neck and jelly rolls around my waist.  My arms flap in the breeze and my boobs aren't where they used to be, but all that is a small price to pay for how much better I look and feel.  The price to fix my body won't be small, but I've decided that I've gone this far to make a change, I might as well finish the job.  I've seen a plastic surgeon and have a tentive date in June (1 yr surgiversary month) to have my body repair.  I figure I should stabilize about 9 months and have 3 months to make sure my body has reached its normal size.  I'm saving my money as my insurance won't cover anything.  I'm uptight about all the procedures being done at once (face lift, breast lift, upper arm reduction and panni) but it's less expensive that way and all the pain is in one shot.  Two surgeons and 6 hrs hopefully will make everything look good again. 
It's weird looking in the mirror and seeing myself small.  I sometimes have a hard time picking out sizes because I always gravitate to larger ones.  It's so nice to go into most any store and know I can buy clothes there, but sometimes I feel like I don't belong there.  People will talk about obesity and I have to remind myself that I'm not anymore.
It's an interesting journey and a wonderful one.

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