3 Months Post-OP; 60 lbs Gone For Good!

Oct 22, 2009

It's been 3 months since my RNY GBP, and I'm happy to report that I've lost a grand total of 60 lbs!!!  I am really starting to feel it, too.  I have been able to walk (at a moderate pace) for 2 miles without feeling too winded or needing to rest at all.  My lower back and knees have felt A LOT better already, too.  Just had a check-up & my labs are all normal, and my BP is still looking good.  It's amazing how quickly these changes are occurring.  I think somewhere in the back of my brain, I was afraid that I still would not lose weight, even after the surgery.  I know that's a silly thing to think, but I've been so used to failing at weight loss for so many years... it's not an easy thing to stop thinking. 

We have a Halloween party to go to next weekend, and I'll be seeing friends that I have not seen since before the surgery.  I'm a little excited and a little apprehensive all at the same time.  I've had a couple of instances where people have asked me a lot of questions about why I had the surgery, why I made such a "drastic" choice, what was done for the surgery, why can't I eat certain things?.....etc....etc... I know that they did not mean harm, and were probably just curious.  But it has been a little hard for me to know what to say to them.  I certainly do not owe anyone an explanation, and my medical history/ information really is not their business.  But still, I find myself explaining more than I intended to, and feeling like I need to defend myself.  It's also very uncomfortable for me to have so much attention focused on my body & my size.

On the positive side, it's been nice to fit into smaller clothes -- I have not bought anything new yet, but I had quite a bit of clothing saved that was in smaller sizes.  Before the surgery, at 264 lbs, my pants were a size 24W.  The ones I've been wearing recently are a size 20W, and they are starting to fall off my a$$ already!  I have been wearing a belt to keep them up & I even have a pair of 18W jeans that fit at this point.  It will be fun to shop when I get closer to my goal, but for right now, I'm trying not to spend anything if I can help it.  Yesterday, my husband helped me take a bunch of my too-large clothing to a resale shop.  Hopefully I'll make some money from that stuff -- which can help me buy new when I'm ready. 

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