6 months post op now!

May 19, 2012

I just went for my 6 month post op check up.  The doctor is happier with my progress than I am.  I am down 80 pounds from my beginning with the supervised weight loss and then the surgery.  I really had hoped to be a little further - I still have 80 pounds I would like to lose.  He (doctor) thinks that is a normal reaction but feels my progress has been steady and all my labs look great. I don't go back for 3 more months now.  I saw my GP a couple weeks ago and he was thrilled with my overall health and said come back in a year unless I need him for something before.

I see people here that have lost 100 pounds in 4 months and it makes me think I should be losing faster.  I am 59 years old so I am not as active as others but I am walking a mile on my lunch hour and then come home and walk another mile with my dogs.  I try to eat healthy.  Still don't eat a lot of meat unless it is cooked into something like a casserole or soup. I have NO side effects - never have had dumping, never thrown up (well once but that was certainly my fault) sugar doesn't bother me, bread doesn't bother me, etc.  I was craving sushi the other day but worried about rice. I bought one roll and ate two of the 8 pieces then gave the rest to my son. It was yummy but I was satisfied.

On a positive note - I have scheduled family photo's for next month.  I asked my daughter and DIL to be if they would join me in wearing red evening gowns for some of the photo's.  We will be in the mountains of Colorado and I want to do the "Go red for heart health" and thought it would be fun to be dressed up in the woods. I was diagnosed with heart disease some years ago and have a blockage - sort of what started me on the WLS journey so I want to celebrate better health now.   I started with a size 24 dress to try on (originally I wore 28 and 30's) and it swallowed me!  YAY!!  I ended up buying a size 18.  The fact that I am even going to have pictures taken is a step of it's own!!  My son, SIL and hubby are now onboard with the formal aspect and have ordered red neckties and plan to wear dark suits.  Then we are all going to put on our blue jeans and have the photo's that look more natural for us!  

Bottom line is I have no regrets.  80 pounds lost is 80 pounds lost.  I need to stick with my food choices I know are good for me and keep moving down the scale.  

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