Happy Days Are Here!

Jun 23, 2010

I'm doing really well! I just hopped on the scale this morning and am at 269 so I've lost 65lbs since I started this journey; 44 pre-op and 21 post-op. I took a full 6 week leave of absence and will be back to work next Tuesday. It seemed so long at the start and now it's hard to believe the time has already passed by!

I'm being very diligent with taking my proteins and  supplements 3 times a day and have started eating "soft" foods once or twice a day. Tonight I actually have dinner plans with my girl friends and am so excited! I really feel like I eat for nourishment now instead of for comfort like before. I still struggle with the sweet craving in the evening after dinner, but have found that a sugar-free popsicle or a small carton of Fiber One/Yoplait yogurt does the trick.

I still have 100+ lbs to lose, so I haven't noticed any major body changes so far, although I have had to clean my closet out a couple of times and have bags of clothes to get rid of sitting in the garage. Really, I think the biggest change so far for me has to do with my attitude. After living so long with no hope, I finally feel like I have hope! I have a renewed outlook on life and am so excited to continue shrinking and have a chance to do all the things that I couldn't do for so long. We even have a trip to the Big Island booked for December and I plan to have a blast and be excited to get into shorts, tank tops, and maybe even a swimsuit for the first time in 10+ years!

I'm trying to do 2 WLS support group meetings each month; 1 at Vitalady in Puyallup (2nd Tuesday & Wednesday of each month) and 1 at the Summit Library in Tacoma (4th Monday of each month). I'm just trying really hard to do everything right so I don't lose out on this window of opportunity to maximize my initial weight loss. When you've tried and failed to lose & keep the weight off so many times, there's always that nagging fear that it will happen again. So this time I have made a committment to myself to remain diligent and perservere!

Best of luck to all of us!!!!!

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