4 month update

May 22, 2009

I had my 4 month check up with Dr. G yesterday and I'm down 66 lbs.  I can't tell you how happy I was when he told me "good job" especially after my two week check up when he was upset and told me that I was a slow looser.  I wish I had gone down more clothes sizes, I'm still in XL and L tops (Okay I guess I have went down 1 size in my tops) and I've went from a 18W to a 16W.  I was able to wear a pair of 15 regular jean shorts, they aren't comfortable but I believe that it's because they come up above my belly button.  I am still at a loss as to what to eat for lunch.  Every day at work I have a cheese stick for breakfast and a half a cup of cottage cheese for lunch.  A personal WOW for me, yesterday I was able to shave my legs myself yesterday.  I can't tell you the last time I was able to do that.  Maybe I'll shave more now!  I can wear some of the same shirts that my normal weight 14 year old daughter can wear and that makes me excited.  Dr. Gorospe wants me to take prenatal vitimines because they are complete and smaller than One A Days which I have problems taking.  I'm so close to being in the 150s.  I don't think I've weighed that for almost 20 years.  Other things I've noticed my show belt which is an XL (I believe it's a 40) I can wear now with the buckle that came with it, no trophy buckle needed as an extender AND I've got one hold left My in-laws still do not know that I've had surgery.  They commented after my daughters end of year concert that I've lost a lot of weight and that they were concerned about me.  My mother in law wanted to know how I did it.  I told her that I was eating very little, protein first, then veggies, then fruit, no soda or sweet tea, My father in law sent me an email and told me that he hoped I was doing it for the right reasons because he was concerned.  I told him that I did it because I wanted to see my grandkids grow up and that I was being followed by two doctors and a nutritionist - none of this is a lie.  The reason I didn't tell them is because my husband's cousin's husband was looking into having surgery and they were making comments about how Donnie was fine how he was and if he really wanted to loose weight he could do it on his own.  I didn't think they would be any more supportive of me.  I talked to my dad's step-mom on Mothers Day (I hadn't told her either but I really don't talk to her) and she was telling me about her neighbor who had the surgery and is now fatter than she was before.  I don't need that kind of support.  I'll try to post more often but I'm feeling SO much better and I'm motivated to go and do things outside which I haven't in ages.  Even though I'm a slow looser I'm so thankful that I had this surgery and I think if I didn't loose more that I would be happy.  My doctors goal for me is 120, I figure if I get to 130 that would be 120 with about 10lbs of skin and that seems doable.  When I get to goal I'm going to ride this out as long as I possibly can.  I want to have room for some bounce back and as long as I'm healthy I don't care.

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