Wow!

Nov 09, 2011

It's been a long time since I've blogged.  Well, things continue to get better.  I'm slowly getting used to my new body.  My surgeon said that it could take up to 3-5 years for my mind and body to match up.  In other words, for my mind to accept that I'm smaller.  I'm currently a size 18 in some shirts and a large for most.  In jeans, I've made it to a 14 from a 26!!!  I was able to look in the mirror last week and say out loud "I like the way I look."  That was a huge accomplishment for me.  I have some days when I eat inappropriately but I catch myself and figure out why I did it.  I'm getting better.  Of course, I'm encountering the naysayers, including family, who say "she doesn't look good" or "she's lost too much weight" and "she was fine the way that she was."  They must have forgotten that I wasn't healthy at 300+ pounds with high blood pressure, poor endurance and a lower backache and sore feet if I stood longer than 5-7 minutes.  Oh well, I'm liking me and that's the best part.

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