Nicol
Merry Christmas
Dec 24, 2008
First off I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a fantastic Holiday with your friends and famlies.
I didn't look to see when the last time I posted was so I might repeat myself I am sorry about that. 
I am doing really well. And I don't just mean with weight loss. My life is actually really going well.
Ok so that was just ugly I did try to make it very "holiday" but ehh not so pretty HA.
I am down 138.2 lbs. I am overjoyed with that. I haven't hit my goal weight yet but I am no longer Morbidly Obese, Obese or even overweight I have a "normal" BMI of 24.6 so that in it's self is great for me. I have also now lost over 100 lbs since surgery. I am completely healthy. I got my test results for my 6 month check up and everything is looking good. I did have to start a low dose of Iron and a dose of Vitamin D but everything else is completely within normal range. So yeah for Normality :D
I still have 11.8 lbs to go to be to my first goal but I decided I want to lose another 15 after that so we'll see what happens. GRANTED don't get me wrong, if I don't lose another pound I'd be completely happy with that too. I am comfortably in a size 8-10 depending on the cut and honestly when I started I swore if I could just be in a size 14 I'd be thrilled. So an 8 to me is CRAZY. I did try on a pair of size 6 slacks last weekend and although I couldn't wear them out anywhere cause they showed every bump and dimple I have I got them up buttoned and zipped without feeling like I was going to pass out LOL I can wear a size Medium in Shirts BUT because I do have extra skin in my lower belly area I don't feel comfortable in anything that doesn't cover my jeans so I usually stick to a Large. BUT if you look at my WLS pictures the picture of me in the Red top in august of 2007 that was a 5X so a large I am completely ok with. 
I religiously go to the gym 4-5 days a week. I go Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat. This week I didn't go today because being xmas eve I ran out of time. BUT the doctors said most things become a habit after 28 days of doing them. Working out doesn't become a habit for 6 months. SOOO I am hoping to make this a healthy habit. I have been going for the past 2-3 months so we'll see. I really enjoy it. (ok I don't ALWAYS enjoy it but I know I have to do it so I go even when I don't want to)
Now just a few non surgery things then I'll probably think about something else and go back to it so forgive me :D.
I had a fantastic Christmas Eve with my husband kids and my in laws. I am very fortunate that I have such great in laws. I know in-laws to some people is basically a 4 letter word. But mine are just soo wonderful. We spend the afternoon there then came home and opened presents. I do look behind me and notice santa has been here already as well. Santa is tired LOL.
I do however miss my own family. It's always the hardest around Christmas. I haven't been home for the Holidays for 14 yrs and I swear it doesn't get easier.
BUT I did get a little spoiled and so that tends to make up for it a little bit LOL.
Ok so back to the little things. (like I said I will probably just have random tid bits through out this) I bought a pair of boots and would you believe they are a size 7 1/2. Now that might not mean much but last year my crocs were a size 10 (crocs were all I'd wear back in the day now I don't think I own any) Now most of the shoes and boots I have been buying are a size 8 but for some reason the 7 1/2 made me really think Wow I am really just shrinking all over.
I am actually STARTING to think I look pretty ok in clothes. (out of clothes TOTALLY different story) I don't mean to sound vain and if I do I am not meaning that at all. And I do have my "fat" days. But a friend of mine pointed out. "When you were in a size 28-30 and someone in a size 8-10 said "OH I AM SOO FAT" didn't you want to ring their neck?" So I thought "good point" So I try to have few of those days. But after losing just shy of 140 lbs I think I deserve to be a "lil" vain. So I do wear make up and do my hair whenever I leave the house now which before I never did. I mean from time to time but I figured "what's the point?" Now I just feel better so I guess I want to look better.
Now if you are reading this and you have just started your journy either recently having surgery or haven't had surgery yet. Just know it is VERY VERY hard work. People call it the "easy way out" but I can promise you this has NOT been easy for me at all. Worth all the hard work?? Absolutely. I didn't have this surgery to look better. I had this surgery because my health went from good to bad in a matter of 6 months and I needed to do something. And now I am healthy. H E A L T H Y and wearing a size 8 now that's just a bonus 
I still have a lot of mental issues as I have found out most people do after losing weight so fast. But it's just a matter of working through it. But bottom line, if I had to do it over again, woud I? Absolutely in a second.
So if you have any questions Please feel free to contact me I will be willing to answer any questions you may have. I will be as honest and helpful as I can.
I hope you all enjoy the rest of your holidays and I'll update sooner than I did this time I promise.
Take care,
Nicol
