13th Month Update

Mar 25, 2010

Hello Everybody!  It has been a really long time since I have updated my status.  I am doing very well, living and enjoying life.  The weight loss, well that's another story.  It has been 13 months now and I am actually 7 pounds heavier than my lowest weight.  I had the surgery in Feb 09 and started working out in July.  The smallest I got on the scale was 218 lbs.  I started lifting weights and gained a few pounds, but my clothes fit and look amazing.  The other part to that is that I have REALLY strayed away from my Lap Band eating rules.  My band still lets me know its there, but I do eat more than I should.  My husband and I started P90X 1 March and that program requires you to eat a lot of food.  I don't eat nearly as much as they said I should, but I try really hard to at least get my proteins in.  So to put things in perspective, I started this journey at a miserable (for me) 262 lbs, size 20/22.  Today, 13 mos later, I am 224 and a comfortable size 16.  I haven't lost any weight in 5 mos, but then again as I stated earlier, I haven't exactly been living by the rules either.  Nevertheless I am truly happy with my progress.  Is there room for improvement...of course!  Would I like to lose more weight...Definitely!  Am I going to dwell on the fact that I should be farther along in my weight loss....Absolutely Not because what happened yesterday is the past, I learn from it and move on.  All I can do at this point is renew my committment to my band and I know that it will not let me down.   My ultimate goal is 175 pounds, but once I get under 200, I am getting contacts (prescription)!  LOL!

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