Scarlette B.

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 Obesity Help requested my pictures for before and after!  I was so very proud at that moment. I thank God everyday for this surgery and for the wherewithal to stay the course and let my life be forever changed by this gift.

  I go about my life and I see so many morbidly obese fellow space travelers and my heart hurts.  They can not afford this tool and therefore they continue to struggle without the means to succeed.  I want to scoop my eyeball out ( poor Bobby in SOA) when I see someone say, "i lost weight WITHOUT surgery!" queue the applause for the true warrior, the non cheater, the one that REALLY tried. Deep sigh and center my chi. Comfortably Numb just came on Spotify... how apropos.

Haters are going to hate and the ignorant will stay blissful in their uninformed opinions.   Keep on keepin on fellow travelers.   PEACE AND LOVE.

Lots and lots of changes....after 14 years I have quit my job and we moved to San Antonio! My hubby got a wonderful job at USAA and we ran for the hills If you will...the hill country.  This is the first time I have not had a job since I was 14ish...yikes. I think it will take a few months before I am out of my head and back to work.  

I weighed in at 228 today... And I thanked Jesus , as always, and couldn't believe it!  9 months and 124 pounds and I am so happy.  I have a long way to go I know but I am going.... Going ...Gone!

Merry Christmas everyone and remember the reason for the season...xoxoxoxo

 Halloween was great!! Weighing 110 pounds less certianly helped! Maria Antoinette, a victim of circumstance happened to be my costume.  I always wanted to do this but the sizing did not make it so for me. Not this year.. BOOM! The scale has not been kind the last couple of weeks but the new clothes I have purchased have been...I bought off the rack at New York and Company today and cried in the dressing room for at least a minute. I spent another minute plus thanking JESUS for this opportunity and the way I feel. OFF THE RACK... AT THE DUMB A$% MALL!! wow and wow. I bought a couple of Christmas party dresses of the rack at Dillards also by the way. I don't want to buy very much because I plan on losing at least 65 more pounds but I had NO CLOTHES that fit. This is a wonderful problem to have. October is over which makes me sad but there is always next year! Love to all. Scarlette

  Fall is only a day away... I am so jack wagon excited!  6 months since surgery and 96# down.  Eluded by that evasive 100# by a mere 4 pounds!  I took some pics in my original clothes from surgery day and a couple months after and it was an eye opening experience. I measured and lost 86 inches total and I can so see it in my clothes comparison pics.  I fit so good in the theater seats at the symphony tonight and snuggled with my sweet husband... Both giant non scale victories. My life is mine again...and I thank Jesus, Dr. Hodges and myself for that.  Now let's get another 60 off!!  Xoxoxoxo

Scarlette

I totally skipped July.. Yikes.  I have lost 85 pounds as of today.  I want to hit 100# by my 6 month and i am keeping that as my goal but 15 pounds in less than a month may not be reachable but i am going to try like the winds in hades to get there.  Sometimes i feel like reading these boards are like being stuck in Groundhog Day, everyone is stuck on peat and repeat. But other times i understand that some words just fit and have to be said over and over.  It is true..i feel so different.. like my old self (almost). I do not fear stairs, or curb or wind or life anymore.  You are scared of falling off everything when you weigh 350 pounds.  i use to watch my grandmother and how she analyzed every piece of a room like a crime scene because of her fears.  She may not be able to get up off a couch or may have to climb stairs and i would think.. how dang strange but now i understand.  Weight is paralyzing. 

I have moments where I think, "why couldn't I do this on my own?" Then I remind myself that I AM DOING THIS ON MY OWN.  RNY is not a free pass to weight loss... the number of people that struggle and make bad decisions and stall and struggle some more are the same as in the non WLS world.  

Thank you for all your posts, complaints, whining, bitching and all around honesty on these boards because through a lot of them i live vicariously.

Fall is coming... yeah!

Scarlette

We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
'Cause your friends don't dance and if they don't dance
Well, they're no friends of mine!

I hit 63 pounds today and i FREAKED OUT...i dont know why that number brought on the freakout but it did.  I am out of my mind with how good i feel and i am still super duper meaty.  I am not insulted that people are now saying that i look great or ask me about my appearance, i think it is human nature and i am so dang pumped that i am happy to take every compliment!   I walk so fast again, i don't even think about hopping up to go get something i need.  I don't need everyone to fetch and catch for me.  It only gets better from here because i am already pleased as Syntrax Nectar Fruit Punch.

Have a super weekend .... Scarlette pumped up Blair

I have been whistling that all day...well  in my head it sounds like that but I am sure I am off key and monotone sounding BUT my perception is my reality so it sounds great!  Went to my doc for my 6 week check up, first one, and it was alllll good.  I have this weird numbness in my right thigh that piss's off my sleep monster but otherwise CLEAR!  I am but a few meager pounds from the big 50# and my first milestone of being under 300#.  I can't believe I have made it this far.....cray cray.   I read your posts all the time mad have gotten a ton of tips and pointers so keep it up so I can forum stalk you!   

Till me meet again

Scarlette

Wow what a difference a week makes.  My surgery was 12 days ago and the first 7 were no punk .  I was so sore, I couldn't sleep, I was a gassy hot mess and I was not a happy Scarlette.  I woke up on day 8 and said....did I just sleep 5 hours straight?  Heck ya!  I realized I had become lactose intolerant which is a big deal because I am assigned to drink 16 oz of milk a day.  My sweet hubby bought me lactaid and my gassy messness is history.  I have been stalking Eggface's website and I love it.  I am not hungry AT ALL, which is blowing my mind,but I am starting soft foods on Friday so I needed some advice and she has a lot of it.  I think I have a girl crush on her,,,,, just sayin' for full transparency.  

I am going to attempt some grocery shopping tomorrow in preparation for my return to work on Monday ...I am pressing forward day by day and working the plan and praying a lot.

Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin' And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted Play that funky music white girl,,,,

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Scarlette