SouthernLynn
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Jul 23, 2009
I am one year out. I have lost 65 pounds and 90 inches total. I went from 186 pounds to 121 pounds and have maintained this weight since January, 2009...so I actually made goal in 6 months and have maintained for 6 months and going!!! I also lost 1 shoe size. I went from size 18 pants, x-large shirt-misses to size 2-4 petite pants and small to x-small petite shirts. I feel like a new person! I like me so much more than I have in YEARS. Would I do it again???? In a heart beat!!!! Has it been easy? Well at times yes and other times kinda yes. It has not been hard at all....I didn't have any problems at all from day one. I did get the foamies once and that was all it took and recognize the sign of "full".There are some things that I can't eat....steak, but I can eat hamburger meat, beef roast and beef any other way most of the time. Beef is really a hit and miss for me, so I eat it less often than anything else. I get really sick on steak so I don't eat it and that is ok. I can eat a loaded baked potato (about 1/4 of it at a setting) and that is really good. I can eat shrimp, oysters, cat fish, chicken, tuna, pork and turkey. I have started eating turkey burgers and my husband has the regular burgers. I have no problems with eggs or cheese. I eat flat bread instead of regular whole wheat bread....I can eat 1/2 of a rolled flat bread. I can eat salad. i have learned to eat protein 1st no matter what. I can eat apples, grapes, watermelon...really every fruit I have tried is ok.
I still drink protein drinks for the extra protein. I eat protein bars for my "sweet" times...I have found several that are really good...I cut them up, put in a baggie and eat when I need something sweet or just a "bite" of something. I drink AchieOne and Smoothie King Gladiator (strawberry/blackberry) and Starbucks latte...skinny caramel latte with 1 scoop of protein = 15 grams protein! So.....I can have the good stuff and keep my weight where it should be.
Now.....do I indulge in the "bad" foods...chips, cookies, cakes, etc? Yes, I have eaten these and at one time was eating too much of it. Did I gain weight....no....BUT....I did start putting on inches. So....I had to "re-adjust" my thinking. Word to the wise.....DO NOT START EATING THESE "BAD" THINGS AGAIN BECAUSE YOU WILL BE RIGHT BACK IN THE BAD HABIT AS YOU WERE BEFORE. These things go down easy...much easier than the healthy stuff. I couldn't eat them at 1st but eventually I could....so don't start.
I miss eating dressing and deserts at holidays. I really do. I get to eat some...until I am full....but I sit and look at it wishing I could eat more. I am hoping this year at the holidays I will be satisfied with just the "full" feeling. But, I guess I get the feeling that I had before....it taste so good that I just want to eat and eat, which is why I was in the shape I was.
I can wear heals again!!! That excites me. I feel sexy in them and I seem to carry myself better!
My husband gets kinda mad at me when he wants to get a subway or hamburger.....at 1st I would tell him I didn't want that but now I just say ok and I (understand I) made the adjustment at the table....I remove the bread and eat the chicken or beef and everything is OK. He made the statement one day when I said "oh, I can't eat all that bread" he said "Is it ALWAYS going to be like this?" So, I made the adjustment so he would not feel deprived. Some husbands/mates may not think twice about making "adjustments" and some may, so be prepared...but remember....this new you and what you can/can't eat now is for your health so you can be here for a long, long time....so you do what is best for you and hopefully those around you will be happy for you!
Anyway....I love and I mean LOVE to go shopping now!!! I like knowing that I can pick up clothes that are "cute", "stylish" and pretty!
Anyway....I have posted one year pictures so feel free to go and look...here is one I had taken on my anniversary date!
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About Me
Denham Springs, LA
Location
21.9
BMI
Surgery
07/22/2008
Surgery Date
May 17, 2008
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