11 weeks WHOO-HOOO!!!!

Nov 02, 2010

Ok so where do I begin.  I am still in awe at the new me, my new smaller body, dating prospects, and life in general.  So I decided to stop drinking prior to surgery and have taken off from that for an entire year.  Of course my friends don't get it, but I love being sober when other are drinking my perspective is so very different.  I have attended a couple of parties where my friends were drinking and I had dealcoholized wine to ensure that I was not tempted to sip.

I also went out for Halloween and I have to be honest I am trying to keep a positive mind about certain things but I am seeing.  As a plus sized woman I supported that decision but I also believed in keeping healthy and exercising.  This past weekend I went to a party where I saw the shift in our society where more and more people are top and middle of the body heavy whichis also linked to heart disease and problematic obesity.  I spent most of the evening from about 10:30 on standing, walking and dancing until about 2:50 a.m.  Ok so of course today my knee has kept me bedridden because of all the twisting and dancing I did from Latin bachata to hip hop dancing, to reggae music danding, even some white snake rock.  What can I say a girl of versatile tastes here, but I have paid the last two days wow my knee is so sore seeing the doc in the morning. 

Things that I found interesting this weekend, I have achieved a level of sophisticated appeal and don't aspire to be flashy and scandalously scantily clad. Maturity is funny to me, even my daughter said mom this is the least trashy halloween costume you have done in a while.  Sometime a few years ago I decided flesh peddling when it got cold was a ridiculous notion lol.  So I was GI Lynn for Halloween, camo pants, my bullet belt became a gun bracelet (bullets kept popping off), 4 inch tan suede mule/clog type shoes, and a tan tank top, oh and my camo hand gun.  I am still a big girl but my hips and waist allow me to wear size 20 jeans lately.  Also the scale said 264 one evening recently.  I am feeling great overall.

I met a few gentlemen who asked for my number and asked to take me out and wanted to show me a nice time.  I was not seen as a piece of meat but as a beautiful woman and I am enjoying that level of attention.  They are also amazed that I am serious and intelligent, yet have a sense of humor.  While this attention is a lovely concept I am more inclined to decline long term offers of being in a relationship because I need to focus on my relationship with food. 

I got a call from a therapist today about my food issues and I am going to set up an appt to met with someone to discuss what are my triggers for indulging.  Yippee my stomache is smaller and indulgences are limited also my fear of dumping keeps me at a place where I refuse to indulge in actual sugar, but I have no problem with agave syrup.  I have been able to add that to greek yogurt and have loved it there.  Also so much better than artificial sweetners, I keep it to 1 tbs max but try not to use that much all the time. 

Thank you Dr. Choi and OH for a new lease on life.  Thank you family and friends for support and thank you GOD for life overall.  Smiling from ear to ear almost daily with the changes as progress I have made.

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Hartford, CT
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45.4
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08/18/2010
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Jun 28, 2007
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