kathy S.

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So...it's been a while since I posted.  Went to Key West for a week and let me say that I would have been absolutely miserable had I not had this surgery.  It was hot and humid and we biked everywhere we went.  I never got tired and it was totally awesome to stand up and pedal to get up a hill.  Karl said he never had seen me so active ever.

We ate and drank and drank and drank.  I drowned my I-phone at a bar, we kayaked, swam, parasailed, jetskied, snorkeled and were just totally active on this vacation.  We got back and I was almost 230 and I was really ticked off, but I'm pretty confident that I was holding water.

Got sick on Tuesday, totally my fault, I ate too much and didn't get that full signal until about 30 minutes afterwards.  I should have know because I questioned the amount of food I was eating but ate it anyway.  UGH...never do that again.

And, the scale moved again today.  Down another pound.  I'm going to get back to the Couch to 5K training again.  I need to be strong for my plastic surgery on 12/16!!!!  Ready to get rid of this skin flap and these thunder thighs.

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Why is it most pictures of me lately have a drink in front of me or in my hand?

Major wierd moment today.  Was eating dinner, waiting for Karl to get home from work.  He's helping a buddy get back in to shape and working out late after working 12 hour shifts!  Crazy but he's got a big heart.

Anyway, the phone rang and I had hot, hot, hot chili and couldn't get to the phone.  It was a call from Karl and I knew he would be home in about 15 minutes.  So he got home and asked if I checked my message.  Of course I hadn't because i was just finishing eating.

Checked the message and it was a familiar voice but I didn't recognize it.  Basically the message was..."your husband lost his phone and I saw your hot picture on there an it said my true love.  If you are ever looking to replace your husband, here's my number."  Weird because I recognized the voice but couldn't place it.

It was one of the guys that Karl use to coach football with.   I had a little crush on him because he was a cutie and very gregarious and outgoing.  What a flattering voice mail.

Karl said he couldn't believe that picture was me and Karl bragged about how I workout almost every day and are diligent about what I eat (well sometimes except for that ice cream cone last night from DQ)!  So he wants to get together and go out one night.  I feel a trip to Flounders coming on!

We used to go out after football games and drink pitchers and pitchers of beer.  I babysat him one night in the back of our van while we were driving back from seville and held his shoulders while he puked his guts out the side of the van.  So funny!

Wednesday I had my plastic surgery consult with Dr. Clark in Destin.  Nice guy...weird standoffish mannerisms though.

Basically he recommended an extended tummy tuck which goes out to the side of the hips.  I didn't need the full body lift.  He also said that he would do debulking of the inner and outer thigh (liposuction) and that I would be a really good result on the outer thigh, but the inner would most likely need a lift.

The cost for his services was $8,900 and then another $4K for the anesthesia and surgery room so $12.9K.  Karl is ok with everything and just as long as I'm happy.  I think he just wants his hot wife back again.  They gave us a 10% military discount otherwise it would have been $14K!!!

But on another front, at 20 months and three days out from surgery, I finally hit the 150 pound lost mark!  It's been a long time coming and I can't believe that I am still 90 pounds away from Dr. L's goal of 135 for me.  I weighed 223.8 this morning.  I was so excited I got a little choked up.   i called Karl from the gym and then shared it with my trainer and he proceeded to tell everyone in the gym.  I really have worked hard to reach this goal and I know that there are still only good things in my future because of my continued commitment to remain physically fit. 

What an awesome ride this has been.  I am really looking forward to the fashion show in August.  I just need to find that perfect outfit to show off my results.

So it's been a long time since I posted here.  Lots going on in my life and FB takes up most of my surfing time.  But I booked one of my first plastic surgery consults with Dr. Clark in Destin today.  It's for 7/8 and I'm anxious to see what his recommendations are.

I know my saddle bags are not so hot, but the gut is worse and I really want to get that taken care of first. 

I'm on the verge of 150 pounds lost from my highest weight and if I could just get that last pound gone it would be awesome.

As I sit here with the worst PMS yet (mostly head hunger - nothing else), I still know that with determination, I will get close to my goal however long it will take me.  I've been hit or miss with my cardio lately, but I'm still dropping sizes.  I'm solidly in a size 16 pant and a 14 skirt or dress.  I can wear a large shirt and most button up blouses.  My shoe size, for the most part, is a size 9 which is 1 size smaller (and not a wide) than when I started.  Which, BTW, pants were a 32, shirts were 30/32 and everything was made of stretch material.  If I'd have worn something that didn't stretch, I would have been in larger sizes for sure.  I only owned black pants and I was miserable. 

I hated climbing the stairs to go to bed and forget doing anything for my self.  I was lazy and would count the number of steps to get to anywhere.  Driving around Walmart parking lot 5-6 times so I could get a close spot.  Only going through 2-3 stores in the mall before I had to stop to rest.  Going to pee in the handicapped stall because I could hold on to the rail and it was bigger too.  Having the seat in the car pushed back as far as I could because my gut was wrenched into the steering wheel even with the seat all the way back.  And not to mention NOT wearing a seatbelt in the car because it didn't fit. 

The difference between me now and then is even more than night and day.  It's very difficult to explain the changes that have taken place in my mind.  I am no longer that super-morbidly-obese woman who hated the way I looked and would crack jokes at my own expense.  Now I'm fit, have good muscle tone, will park at the end of the parking lot to get more steps in the day, and take the STAIRS!  I love my life, and if I could only chop off the bottom half of my body with plastic surgery (is there such a thing?) I probably would do it.

Well after much fear that was quite unfounded, we went to the bluffs for a good little workout on saturday.  I was quite surprised to see how they had changed it but it was fine.

We walked the entire boardwalk area to the end, came back and then walked the beach for a spot.  Then came back and I wasn't wanting to climb back up, but we started the ascent and about half-way up I ran the rest of the way.  Another benefit of WLS.  The last time I did it, I cried because I had to stop so many times.  Yay for  me.

I am amazed at the freedom that WLS has given me.  Just last week in Hollywood, we walked everywhere and it was not an issue.  I even found a way to workout in the room doing pushups and dips with the chair.  Karl put 10 water bottles in a bag and I worked my shoulders too.

We also walked up Runyon Canyon and I cussed most of the way up.  It was a leg killer and I was huffing and puffing and had to stop a few times to catch my breath.  I almost wanted to turn around and go back down, but I've got more gumption than that now and I was determined to finish it.

We walked every day to Starbucks and then walked Hollywood Boulevard to see what new thing they had added to the Academy Awards setup.  Flying was no issue at all either and hasn't been since around 5 months out.  It's amazing to have a sold out flight and not be freaking out because you don't want to infringe on someone's space because of your lard ass.

I went shopping while I was there too and got 3 cute skirts (ladies XL) and 3 cute shirts (ladies L) for spring time wear.  I brought clothes for cooler weather and it had warmed up considerably since we had arrived. 

I am so thankful for this surgery!

I haven't checked this in a while and that's a good thing because I was pleasantly suprised.

According to my goal of 148, I have lost 61.4% of my excess weight.
If you look at Dr. Lord's ridiculous goal of 135, I've lost 58% of my excess weight. 

The average weight loss surgery patient is lucky if they get to 70% of their excess weight lost and maintain that loss.  While I will not be happy with that number (which is somewhere around 205-210), I know that there is some heavy, chunky, nasty, cottage cheese looking skin hanging on to this body of mine.  A weight number is just a number isn't it?