kaeli
6 months post-op!
Aug 30, 2009
Well, this past Wednesday marked 6 months since my bypass surgery and to date I have lost a total of 93 pounds! I cannot even believe it. I am a fraction of who I once was! It was a rough beginning as you can tell from my blog entries early on, but things have really come a very long way since I last wrote. Life is so busy and that often gets in the way of posting, but I do feel I need to do it more.I am now wearing a size 12 pants and I even bought a dress for a couple of weddings I will be attending in the fall - also a size 12! I can't even remember the last time I wore a dress, let alone actually like the way I look in it. There have been so many little victories along the way to this point - one being I use the regular stall in public restrooms as opposed to the handicapped one because I didn't fit in the other ones! What a feeling! My dad hadn't seen me since before the surgery up until about 2 weeks ago and he almost didn't recognize me! So many people are just amazed at how different I look - including myself! I have been able to wear some size small clothes and share with my daughters a few things. I had the confidence to start to look for a new job and found one! A job that pays more money, has more opportunity for growth and is a supervisory position. I never would have had the confidence to do that before surgery and weight loss. Another cool thing is that this is a whole new set of people who don't know I used to weigh 254.4 pounds! I don't even have to ever tell them if I don't want to. I may tell them, but it's nice to have the option - of not being "the girl who had WLS."
I can't believe how quickly I've gone through the sizes and I can't keep up with keeping myself in clothes at times, but I've found a good thrift store and that is helpful. i'm trying not to spend too much $$ on new clothes since I won't be wearing them for long!
I am so proud of myself and so thankful that I had the courage to do this - I HAVE NO REGRETS and it's the best thing I could've done for myself.
Eating is still challenging at times, but for the most part I know what I can and can't tolerate. I still don't drink nearly enough water, mostly diet iced tea. Need to drink more water for sure. Also, I prob don't take in enough protein, but I had bloodwork done last week in preparation for my upcoming 6 month check-up with my surgeon this week. Then I'll find out how I'm doing and how I'm absorbing my nutrients. Hopefully, I'll get a good report from him. I haven't been too faithful with exercise, but I am still trying and not just giving up as I have done in the past. I really need to work out my flabby arms. That seems to be the part of sagginess that bothers me most.
I have a problem with hair loss - I lost so much hair these past few months - it was quite upsetting, however, I choose to not dwell on it becaue I cna't control it! I also used to have very curly hair and all the curl is gone - my hair is poker straight! Very weird. The loss has slowed a bit these past couple of weeks, but it is still coming out. I hope it stops soon and starts to regenerate.
So, for now that is my update and I will try to do more regular postings.
