4-29-09

Apr 29, 2009

WEll - I just found 2 more pics that I've been I've been looking for that  I knew existed and they were taken about 6 weeks prior to surgery when I got my new car.....9-4-07.      I didn't even KNOW WHEN I was going to have my surgery at the time of this pic....but I know that I had been approved and was waiting on my date to meet the surgeon and start that 2 weeks proces sof extensive counseling for eating AFTER WLS and get to know what to expect AFTER Surgery............

I'm amazed at when I look at them pics from 9-4-07 at how far I'm come and I'm so excited.   Makes me want to jump start things and kick my self to get going once again -  I"ve only got 50 more lbs to go and these will be the most difficult.  I've kinda stayed around the same weight for the past 8 mos or so - give or take......I have no one to blame but myself...but all in all - I really can't COMPLAIN at where I've come from and how far I've come.................143 lbs gone.......I want to say forever and ONLY I can control that.....but I can only hope that I"ll never gain it all back.

I learned this past weekend that a friend of mine from church is having lapband in late June.  She is really excited and hopefully will get acclamated with the OH group on here and learn all she can because I know that she will be a success too.  They watched me back in late 2007 when I had my surgery and although I don't see them regularily and saw some of them for the first time in over 18 months...........they see my progress and my success...and well - I am NOT going to let anyone down !!   Even myself........

Today - I sorta had a "WOW" moment.......A coworker noticed and asked how far out I was since my sugery.   It has been about 18 months......if I added right.heheh  lol..............she was amazed at how well I had done and that I had kept my weight off during this period.......some thing that I have been losing too................I don't think so........but I'll take those comments because they keep me wanting to keep going.........if that made sense....

The past few days  - I've noticed that a pair of shorts that I was wearing a few weeks ago - seem to be very loose.....so I guess maybe what they see if the inches going away....even though I don't see those - because I get on the scale every week and don't see those numbers melting away..........Unlike most advice that is given out and I missed that........I FAILED TO TAKE ANY MEASUREMENTS THROUGH MY JOURNEY........SO I really don't know how many inches I"ve lost.......but I know I was wearing shirts:  52+ and 28 pants...........NOW:   16 shirts;  Pants: 16-18s......depending on where and what and how they are made............TMI - bra/size - has gone down too.............undergarments are much much smaller too.....
It all adds up................

I'll have to consider myself a success...................(((((((huggss)))))))))))))

Thank you to all that have supported me through my weight loss journey and continue to support me as I continue on my journey and for all of those that pray for me too...............through my illnesses and challenges..................(((luv you all)))

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