hvncent1973
The Best Time of My Life
Mar 31, 2009
I’m having the time of my life! I have never been happier with myself as I am right now. Today, I weighed myself and I am down 70 pounds. I have never in my life been able to lose 10 pounds on my own so excuse me for being in awe of this whole process. As my weight has gone down, my confidence has gone up. This past weekend, I went to Cincinnati and went to a club called Rhino's with my friend Danielle and instead of finding a safe secure area and just chilling for the duration of the night...I was out on the dance floor having a ball. Had it not been for the wedges I was sporting I would have danced even more.
I have been getting compliments all the time on my weight loss. The other day, I went in Ashley Stewart's and the girls that work there that hadn't seen me in a long time complimented me on my weight loss. It feels amazing! I'm down 4 dress sizes and am wearing a size that I haven't worn since I was in high school. Others have said they think I'm pretty and for a girl with damaged confidence this has been an amazing confidence booster. Some say that I have been an inspiration to them and that they are taking control in any way they can with their own struggles with their weight.
My family has always been and continues to be by my side. They are my biggest cheerleaders and I am so grateful for them. Friends on the other hand have slowly disappeared. But not all of them, my best friend who initially was not in favor of me having the surgery are now cheering me on. She even gave me some clothes from her closets that were too small for her and I in turn gave her my clothes that have gotten too big for me. Another of my friends is getting the surgery herself and now I can be her cheerleader. The thing about losing people who are supposed to be your friends is you try and be supportive of them in whatever they do but when that support is not returned when you need them...guess what, they probably weren't the friends you thought they were and you still have to live and not let that negativity drag you down no matter what. That is the path that I have decided to take and you know what, GOD blessed me with new friends that are supportive and that too is great!
I have been looking through the transformations of others on OH and I hope that I have the success that you'll have. This experience is just too surreal to explain unless you're going through the exact same thing. So I pray for continued success for us all and for those hoping to get the surgery to be successful because it will be life changing for you.
