Gigi23
One Year Later
Mar 29, 2008
I am 140 lbs and size 8/10. My shoe size is down to 6.5. I am amazed that I have no hanging arms, although I would like a tummy tuck this year. There's not much to remove, really surprises me how well my body has come back. I am still afraid of food, but I do eat well. I still can't stand things like bread, eggs and chicken. The smell of it nauseates me. It has been a tumultuous years. Lots of ups and downs, mostly ups though. I put the rest in God's hands and do the best I can. I thank God every day. I wake up each morning and bounce out of bed, thanking God I am not the limping, grabbing for support, hobbling to the rest room old woman I was a year ago. I am ever so grateful.
My Secret Closet is coming to Life!
Nov 05, 2007
Autumn is, by far, my favorite time of year. I enjoy being up early, a fire going, coffee brewing. Soft music and prayer leads to several hours of sewing, chores and off to work in the afternoon. I have a secret closet in my sewing room that is full of size 8-10 dresses, warm wooly sweaters (med), and other clothes I have collected over the summer. I am now wearing those clothes, with the exception of a few I need to lose an additional 30 lbs. I weighed in this morning at 165 lbs. I never in my life, as I knew it earlier this year, believed this was possible before the holidays. I dreamed of losing 100 lbs the first year! I did it in 6 months! I am healthy, happy and just incredibly well! I am going to meet the plastic surgeon on Nov 20. He is doing a seminar with UNC Chapel Hill GBP group then. I don't have much of a tummy to remove, but even if I have to pay cash, I will get it done. Life is so very good. Thank you Jesus!
Teetering at the 100 lb (CENTURIAN) weight loss!
Oct 08, 2007
I am plateauing at my 100 lbs loss. I weigh myself faithfully every morning. I'll be down 3 lbs, then up 1.5, hover there, down a lb... blah blah blah.
It was the same when I was so excited to get under 200 lbs 2 months ago. I teetered!!! Finally weighed in at 199.7 (3 times so I know I was right) and wouldn't weigh myself again for weeks LOL... NEVER EVER want to see anything over 200 lbs again. Next time I weighed I was 196 and felt safe, but not far enough away. I wasn't far enough away in the 180's and still not far enough away at 178 lbs.
Now that is butt naked first thing in the morning. I need to lose 5 lbs more for my clothes when I weigh in at the doctor's office. They won't let me step up on the scale butt naked in the hallway of my surgeon's office.. LOL
My legs are strong, I'm jogging now, WoW what a great feeling, so good to break a sweat, work at controlling my breathing, and able to push myself is great for me!
I haven't felt this good in 20 years. No exaggeration! Life is good.
It was the same when I was so excited to get under 200 lbs 2 months ago. I teetered!!! Finally weighed in at 199.7 (3 times so I know I was right) and wouldn't weigh myself again for weeks LOL... NEVER EVER want to see anything over 200 lbs again. Next time I weighed I was 196 and felt safe, but not far enough away. I wasn't far enough away in the 180's and still not far enough away at 178 lbs.
Now that is butt naked first thing in the morning. I need to lose 5 lbs more for my clothes when I weigh in at the doctor's office. They won't let me step up on the scale butt naked in the hallway of my surgeon's office.. LOL
My legs are strong, I'm jogging now, WoW what a great feeling, so good to break a sweat, work at controlling my breathing, and able to push myself is great for me!
I haven't felt this good in 20 years. No exaggeration! Life is good.
6 months out and down 94 lbs.
Sep 30, 2007
I am officially 6 months and 3 days out from my surgery. My weight loss has been steady and almost predictable by
1. what I eat
2. exercise
3. water
4. waste management (sorry about that)
I know that if I am constipated not to bother weighing myself when nothing moves. This is a new problem that I deal with by eating more fruit and ruffage. Now I know that iceberg lettuce has the nutritional value of a baseball, however, it moves things, so I add it to my salads.
I'm excited to move into the 170's but it make take a while to lose those few lbs. It's ok because I am losing inches right now. My belly alone is down 19 inches from before surgery. Still need to work on the waist line though. Now is the time for exercise!!!
I have tested the waters of bad choices to discover
1. it stops weight loss (duh)
2. it leads to worse things (grazing)
3. I am seized by guilt
4. my body reacts badly (dumping, upset stomach, heart palpatations, sleep loss)
I don't beat myself up for it. I am glad (no, elated) that I can cross it off my grocery list and FORGET IT!
I liked the control this surgery had over my eating. But now, at 6 months out I have to control what goes in my mouth. At work I keep a container of cut up fruit for hunger. I carry Crystal Light on the go packets for my "diet pepsi" cravings. The only 2 that work for me are the cherry pomegranite and the Orange sunrise. My water bottle is 20 oz so I splurge and put 2 in so they don't taste diluted and watered down.
This is definately a test of self control. I am a work in progress, as always. I pray for strength and guidance with this, my finances, my job and all decisions I am faced with every day.
What works for me is celebrating the good choices and facing my mistakes head on, not to beat myself up, but to do better next month.
I used to ask myself "what would Jesus do." Yet I would find myself falling painfully short all the time. Now I ask myself, "would this decision be pleasing in God's eyes?" If it is not, then I have to walk away from it. Be it a new dress, a relationship, food or any decision in my life. I now try to be pleasing in God's eyes. I so want to be a good steward in all God has entrusted me with up to and including my body, this surgery and my long term results.
1. what I eat
2. exercise
3. water
4. waste management (sorry about that)
I know that if I am constipated not to bother weighing myself when nothing moves. This is a new problem that I deal with by eating more fruit and ruffage. Now I know that iceberg lettuce has the nutritional value of a baseball, however, it moves things, so I add it to my salads.
I'm excited to move into the 170's but it make take a while to lose those few lbs. It's ok because I am losing inches right now. My belly alone is down 19 inches from before surgery. Still need to work on the waist line though. Now is the time for exercise!!!
I have tested the waters of bad choices to discover
1. it stops weight loss (duh)
2. it leads to worse things (grazing)
3. I am seized by guilt
4. my body reacts badly (dumping, upset stomach, heart palpatations, sleep loss)
I don't beat myself up for it. I am glad (no, elated) that I can cross it off my grocery list and FORGET IT!
I liked the control this surgery had over my eating. But now, at 6 months out I have to control what goes in my mouth. At work I keep a container of cut up fruit for hunger. I carry Crystal Light on the go packets for my "diet pepsi" cravings. The only 2 that work for me are the cherry pomegranite and the Orange sunrise. My water bottle is 20 oz so I splurge and put 2 in so they don't taste diluted and watered down.
This is definately a test of self control. I am a work in progress, as always. I pray for strength and guidance with this, my finances, my job and all decisions I am faced with every day.
What works for me is celebrating the good choices and facing my mistakes head on, not to beat myself up, but to do better next month.
I used to ask myself "what would Jesus do." Yet I would find myself falling painfully short all the time. Now I ask myself, "would this decision be pleasing in God's eyes?" If it is not, then I have to walk away from it. Be it a new dress, a relationship, food or any decision in my life. I now try to be pleasing in God's eyes. I so want to be a good steward in all God has entrusted me with up to and including my body, this surgery and my long term results.
