SassyJess
have you lost weight??
Jan 06, 2009
I was away from work for about 2 weeks for a holiday vacation and since being back people have been giving me funny looks followed by what for me is a bit of a dreaded question- "Have you lost weight?!?" I find it kind of hilarious that I had to lose 100 pounds for people to notice that I've lost weight... I guess when you're super fat a 50lb weight loss isn't all that noticeable, but apparently 100lbs makes a dent. Of course I think being away for a bit is probably what made people take notice. I guess not seeing me for a while made people realize that something was a bit different. But for me it's kind of awkward because I don't want to make a big deal of having had wls, and the idea of my coworkers knowing about it makes me a bit uncomfortable... so I kind of dread the "have you lost weight?!?" question because it tends to be followed by "what have you been doing?!?". I wouldn't be lying to say I'm on a high protein, low fat, low carb, no sugar and no fried food diet because that's the diet I'm on... but usually when people ask how you lost weight they ask because they want to be able to employ the method for themselves, so not telling the full truth about this issue makes me feel sort of bad. On one hand I don't really care- my surgery is none of their business and I don't feel the need to share it with them, but on the other hand I don't want them thinking I shed 100 lbs in 5 months because I avoided a hershey kiss here and there, and if they were more committed they could do it to... hate the idea of giving false hope. Eh, oh well, I guess for now I will just take the incredulous "have you lost weight?!?" moments as compliments.
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haypy birthday and 5 month anniversary to me
Jan 04, 2009
I just got back from a trip home for the holidays (which included my birthday). I felt like I ate like a total pig... I ate way more carbs then I tend to eat at home, and snacked a lot more too. Yet when I got on the scale upon my return I happily discovered I'd lost 7 lbs! I'd expected to stay the same, if not even gain a few pounds... so that was pretty exciting. I hadnt seen my family since September and have lost about 60lbs since then; they were really excited about the difference they could see so that was fun. And they tried really hard to be thoughtful about meals, etc. For my birthday my mom did a great job coming up with a cake for me- fat free low sugar angel food with fat free coolwhip and fruit. It was cute and yummy. I especially liked the birthday candles. They were supposed to say "Happy Birthday" but upon further inspection actually said "Haypy Birthday"... so yeah, haypiest 1st post surgery birthday to me!
Today is 5 months (and one week) since surgery. From my highest weight I have lost 107 lbs, and from day of surgery 92 lbs. Was wearing a tight fitting size 28, now in 18/20. Still totally blows my mind... and makes me really happy.
eek
Dec 15, 2008
Slow/practically no loss over the past two weeks... which makes me very nervous, but this has happened before so I'm trying not to stress out too much about it. It seems like I go through weird phases where my body sort of redistributes, and then I start losing again... so hopefully I'll be on to the losing again part soon! But I am fiting in to clothes that two or three weeks ago were a little too tight, so I am hoping my redistribution theory is true... Think I need to up my protein to kick start things again, so I'll give it a whirl and see how it goes. I want to hit that 100 soon!!!!!
4 months, 80 lbs
Dec 01, 2008
Friday was 4 months since my surgery; since day of I've lost 80 lbs and from my highest weight about 95... It's crazy. The idea of ME losing 80 lbs still just does not compute. I'm starting to see the hints of an actual collar bone, which I think might be a first in my life... I really just can't get over how strange it all is!
3 months already??
Nov 04, 2008
Went for my three month check up today. Seems crazy that it has been that long... I have lost 65lbs which according to the PA at the office is good progress. I was a smidge low on zinc and B12, but overall it seems everything is good. Yay!
Shopping
Nov 02, 2008
I'm going to a wedding in a couple weeks, and as always finding a dress is a process... I'm never happy with my options and on top of that I'm not very good at pulling the trigger on stuff like this. And while this go around of dress shopping has been as painful a process as ever, I am thrilled to report that I am able to buy dresses from somewhere other than Lane Bryant!!!! I went to the humongo Macys on 34th st today and actually fit into a size 22 in one dress... !!!!!!!!!!!! I dont think I've worn that size since high school. Now that more options are open to me my decision making problem has gotten even worse... but its worth the trade :-) Its funny though, I am used to just having to select from the few things that fit, but now that there are more things that fit I realized I kind of have no idea what I like. I'm not sure if I'm just excited because things fit that dont say "28" on them, or if I actually like them... weird.
No kleenex needed
Oct 27, 2008
261.5 this AM; sweat has now been wiped from brow... Let's hope I can keep up the momentum!
Fingers crossed...
Oct 26, 2008
Hoping the scale won't make me wanna cry tomorrow! I'll be happy if it says 265, which is where things ground to a halt two weeks ago... since then I managed to crawl back up to 272, which I can't even comprehend; hopefully I won't be seeing that nasty number again tomorrow. Walked a few miles this weekend, hoping that helps. On Tuesday I am going to check out the gym at work and see what the deal is with that. The only weird thing is my boss works out there alot, and I'm feeling like that would be sort of awkward... fat me sweating my balls off next to my normal sized male boss... just the thought makes me uncomfortable, but I guess no one said this would be easy huh? Or not awkward... awesome!
Starting to panic...
Oct 23, 2008
So not only have I not lost any weight lately, I've actually gained over the past week! Not really sure what the problem is, but it is beyond discouraging to get on the scale and watch the numbers go up. I don't really even understand how its possible... Maybe I'm just eating too much?! Ick, I don't even want to try to think about it at the moment, too tired to deal with the emotional havoc.
Arg!
Oct 18, 2008
This week has been a bit frustrating. I have been consistently losing about 5lbs a week, which I suppose I cant expect every week... but this week the scale refuses to move and that sucks. Work is making things tough- leaving the house at 7:45 and not getting home until 9 makes it hard to eat well/enough or exercise at all. This week I need to work on taking back some control and taking care of myself... cause I need to see that scale MOVE!!! Trying not to let my worth get too caught up in some digital numbers popping up under my toes a couple times a week, but it's hard not to... Though I was excited, yesterday was the first time I didnt pack my own lunch for work, instead I figured I'd try venturing out to see what I could find to eat, and it actually worked out great. Had some tasty baked fish and roasted veggies. Felt fine, and didnt feel like the complete weirdo outsider who always refuses to go to lunch with everone else... yay!
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New York, NY
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25.8
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Surgery
07/28/2008
Surgery Date
Jul 01, 2007
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