6 months
Jun 08, 2007
WOW! What an unbelievable journey... Hard to imagine that it has been 6 months since my surgery. This by far was the greatest thing I could of ever done for myself. It's hard to describe the feelings I now feel inside about myself. Gone is the person who hid in the shadows ashamed or didn't wish to draw attention to herself. I love going places, shopping, doing things I couldn't do before... mainly enjoying my life again. There doesn't seem to be enough hours in a day or days in a week for all I want to do. LOL My husband jokingly says I never wanted to do much before now I want it all and want it right away.
It's a great feeling to know I can be like everyone else and actually do things without embarassment anymore.
I like many others do have this bad habit of weighing myself daily... frustrated when the scale doesn't move. LOL, but I keep doing it. I have had a stall about 3-4 weeks now and was really getting down about it until yesterday. I went back to that consignment shop to get a few more clothes, and to my amazement I now fit in a size 12 pants. A 12...me in a 12! I don't remember when I last wore a 12 it was so long ago. Tops were a 14. I'm still in shock and awe. The scales can stall all they want as long as the inches keep dropping. I now weigh 213. Down 90 pounds since surgery and a total of 119 pounds from highest weight. I go for my 6 month post op the 21st of June. Sure hope my surgeon is happy with how far I have come. I can't stop smiling :)
Five months post-op
May 09, 2007
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. Life seems to be so busy anymore, be it working or just enjoying life again. WOW....such big changes in how things were. I have so much energy and am constantly wanting to be outside doing something or going somewhere. (LOL.. no more couch potato) The weight loss has slowed down some now, but is still dropping. I now weigh 217 pounds. I'm down 87 pounds since surgery for a total of 115 pounds from my highest weight. I never dreamed I would ever feel this great again. Today my daughter and I went to a second hand consignment shop to look for some clothes. Is much better buying them there and paying a lot less for clothes I only wear 3-4 weeks before I need a smaller size. I was able to buy size 13-14. OMG!!! I couldn't believe it! Last time I wore that size I was probably close to 20 years old... and here I am almost 47 and fitting in them :) Life is good!
Three Months Post-Op
Feb 28, 2007
Well actually 1 day shy of 3 months post- op ... Unbelievable all the changes in this short period of time. I am now down to 241 pounds, smaller than I have been in at least 20 years. Down another 12 pounds. A total of 65.7 pounds since surgery. 91 pounds overall since my highest weight. Before surgery I was wearing 3x clothes and about size 26 pants. Today I am into L and size 16 pants. I had totally withdrawn into myself and rarely went out. I love to shop now and go out with my family. Friends are so thrilled to see the old Cherryl back and full of life again. This has truly been the best thing I could of ever done for myself. A new beginning and a chance for a normal life to its fullest. I am so thankful for this second chance at life.
8 weeks post-op
Jan 28, 2007
woohoooooo....down to 253 pounds, a total lost so far of 50.7 pounds. Unbelievable how much better I feel and the energy I have compared to a short while ago. :)
