3 month appointment with doc and other ah-ha moments...

Jun 26, 2009

Hi all or Hi anyone as the case may be;

I went to see Dr. tuesday and it went well.  My surgeon is not one to hold hands and I get that. I am actually ok with it. I am a big girl and I can deal with it as long as he is straight forward with me....and he is.
   He asked how I was doing. I said fine, he said, "no, GREAT!" I was happy with his response.
   He asked me questions and I asked some too. So I was done.  As we finished up I asked him what was his goal weight for me. He grabbed my paperwork and said 164, that would be 80% lost.  I would be happy there. I think it is doable. 
  The thing that was odd for me was to realize that with the weight I had lost, I was over half way to where he wanted me.  That was a serious eye opener. In three months??? What the heck?
    I still have huge arms...they are going down now, but really it is not a huge deal. I am who I am and will most likely be able fly away with my bat wings when all is said and done.  BUT as I have said before I am hear for health, not to be anything I am not.
  
I have a hard time seeing myself as smaller. here are a few examples:
   odd to see that clothes I have never have fit like this- my black shorts are an example- the smallest I have owned in 10 years and never fit this well. They are now even more flattering.
    I bought some shorts in May a tad snug and now 20 pounds lighter they are getting loose.  I have NEVER understood how 20 pounds could make that much of a difference.  Apparently that is a fact.
    I cannot see myself in the windows of stores- I just don't see me in my image
   Hubby laughs when I get shocked by my ongoing physical changes. What did you expect? he says.
    I put on my swimsuit thinking it would be fine...it was a tight 26 last summer and now I can get into a 20 suit??
   Clothes- I still grab 24/26's - obviously they do not fit
    Found a real pretty dress for an upcoming trip, but it was a 16 and I put it back on the rack.  Looked at some things and then thought, wait, I bought 4 size 18 shorts...I may be able to fit that.   AND I did. I FIT A SIZE 16!!!! Whoo hoo!
    
I can now completely understand how people have to "wrap their brains around " the changes. It is going fine.

   So, I have lost (according to my stats) as of this am 71.5 pounds. Phew that is amazing.  The doc gave my goal weight as 164, and that sounds extremely do able.  I am now also more than half way to his goal weight for me.That hardly seems possible- at all! The weight loss has been amazing. It just comes off...and off and off some more!
   I feel good. I am finding more people talk to me first than before.  I have always been very social and have no problems with meeting people but more people are initiating converstation with me.

So, that is my news.
thanks for reading.
teach

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