kathylovesred
Midwinter Thoughts and a Non-Scale Victory!
Dec 29, 2009
I lost 15 pounds pre-operatively, with an almost-full-liquid diet, in 3 weeks. But for the first six months after the surgery, I lost about 15-20 pounds a month, every month. Then I started working out, and my loss has slowed to about 7-10 pounds over the last month. It's OK - I can tell that I'm toning up. I feel so great these days. No regrets whatsoever. I have 5 pounds to go to no longer be obese, and then 28 more to reach normal. I can hardly wait!! But I am willing for that to happen gradually. It would be great if I reached goal (126 pounds) by my first anniversary, but since I understand that the "window of opportunity" for RNY can be as long as 18 months, I am happy to be patient. In the meantime, I love my wardrobe!!! Cute, cute clothes! (I'm grateful that they hide all this sagging skin!! Time to start saving for plastic surgery....)On another note, I flew to Denver for Christmas. And when I got on the plane, it was a little chaotic - you know what I mean? The plane was a little late; everyone was in a hurry; they needed to de-ice, etc.. So the aisles were full - everyone was standing and trying to put their carry-ons into the overhead luggage, and things were just stalling, generally. I was directly behind the attendant, who was assisting someone with their luggage, and she just turned sideways for me to slip past her. I looked at her - and she, of course, had no idea what she was asking me to do. But I thought - what the heck? Maybe I'll fit. AND I DID!!!!!
So then, I sat down in my seat, and of course, my usual practice would be to slide the buckle to the very end of the belt, and hope for the best. But I thought - let's just try to see if I can fit the belt at the place where the last passenger used it. I DID - and I had to tighten it just a bit. I probably had a good nine inches of tail on the belt after buckling!!!!!
I LOVE MY RNY!
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About Me
Helena, MT
Location
31.6
BMI
Surgery
05/18/2009
Surgery Date
Nov 07, 2007
Member Since
