cassyre
10 Weeks Post Op… and Loving Life!
Sep 20, 2010
So I hit my centennial mark in my weight loss journey! I can’t tell you how excited I am about my progress. Now there are no major dips in my weight, but the weight loss is keeping at a slow and steady pace. I average about 2lbs a week and I’m very happy with that, because 2lbs a week will definitely get me to my goal.
I tried on jeans this week, and I know I shouldn’t but I got into a size 16!!!! Whoo da flippin’ whoooo!!!! So of course I bought them, because I haven’t been in a 16 since my freshmen year in high school. In fact my graduation dress in the 8th grade was a size 14, so I’m well on my way to being skinnier than I ever was an adult.
I’m somewhat frightened of what I’m going to look like in a year though. I’ve never been small. When I was at 350lbs and bordering on a size 28, I always told myself that I would be happy in a size 14. Now that I’m approaching that quickly, I’m really freaked out. I’ve always felt beautiful as a BIG woman, it was so much a part of my identity, and I guess in some ways I feel as though I might be losing my identity. Balderdash – you might say (or maybe not if you don’t know what that means) but I don’t know… I hope that you would be right, and that I continue to stay me as my body changes throughout the next few years.
Now there are some cynics out there who are jealous of the fact that I’ve lost so much weight and have been pretty harsh telling me I took the easy way out by having surgery. And so I say to those cynics, AND??? LOL News flash to them, it’s not the easy way out. You’re body has to completely adjust to a new way of life. It just baffles me how many people want to spit on other’s successes. I just keep my head held high because I know that I did what is best for me and I do not regret it for one second.
I’m so glad that I decided to get healthy. And I know by hanging in there, I’ve motivated others to do the same. My best friend Gloria and her Mom are looking hotter than ever. They’re exercising, watching what they eat and feeling amazing and that is what is so important. I’m so proud of them. It’s nice to be able to encourage each other on our journeys. That’s what it’s all about. Getting healthy and feeling good more than anything else. It’s amazing being able to run around all day long and get home and not be deadly exhausted.
I’m losing weight, looking great, and most importantly feeling great! Thanks for all your support friends!
