So I have only lost ONE POUND since Monday... I tend to have these little stalls for 4-5 days then lose 4-6 lbs at once so I am staying positive and not getting discouraged. I know that it is IMPOSSIBLE not to lose weight at this point since I only eat 2oz at a time still and am probably only taking in about 400 calories at the most... Keeping my chin up. I am 214 lbs though right now, I have come a very very long way from 258! I feel great. People are complimenting me left and right and my arthritis has been behaving still! LIFE IS GREAT! I thank the Lord every day for giving me the courage to make this life changing decision. My husband deserves a lot of credit since I did it in part due to his own RNY success (he's an RNY super star!). When I reach my goal weight (160), him and I are going to speak at seminars for our surgeon as a couple who have had RNY and I think that will be inspiring and fantastic to those who are just beginning their own RNY journeys. We already look like a whole new couple from our wedding pictures to right now! Just a little under 4 yrs ago! We are going back to Maui for our 5 yr anniversary (woohoo 1 more yr) and plan to take pics on the beach, like new wedding pics, only not to replace our old ones, to mark how far we've come together and our new found health. can't wait for that!!
We booked a Disneyland trip for Sept 6 (our son's 3rd bday!). It will be the first trip (1 of tons) for our son, Hunter. I was online and booking the hotel and buying our park hopper tickets when I got to thinking...I will probably be at goal by September (per my doc's prediction). It will be so odd to be thin and not in pain from walking around a theme park all day (I am usually soooooo sore after day 1 and in the past have actually stared at the wheelchairs, then forced myself to grin and bear it!). It will be fabulous. I will be able to walk all day and night for 3 days, I know I will. And I will be able to keep up with my 3yr old love of my life and have the best time! AND if it's warm, I WILL wear shorts (I only wear bermudas, but I am determined to put these legs in REAL shorts lol). I can't wait to take him. He is going to be in shock when we walk in and he sees everything. And he is a total Toy Story fanatic,so when he sees Buzz Lightyear and Woody in the parade, his jaw is going to hit the cement!!!
Right now I am getting ready to go to my Aunt's 50th Birthday Luau Party! I put on a dress I wore last year, it fits ok (it was a little snug at the top last year) but the top is loose so I had to actually pin it to my bra to keep it up (elastic top, strapless dress). I feel so pretty today, I love that feeling. I am wearing a necklace I bought in Maui on our honeymoon that goes perfect and sandals (dress is long). I will have to post pics from the party, my Aunt has put me in charge of photography lol. I love this new found confidence and being comfortable in my skin. I am a firm believer in beauty coming from the inside out, so I know I have always been beautiful, but my inner beauty wasn't being properly reflected on the outside (ha ha ha). NOW it is!
Have I mentioned how I absolutely love my tool! RNY and I are best buds. WIthout it, I don't know where I'd be today... Love it!
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Please post pics!!! I am so happy for you! I kinda hope that my husband sees my success and wants to get some kind of WLS of his own. I just can't wait! I see your success and I am very envious. I have clothes in my closet that I must wear this summer because I know next year they won't fit!!!
ReplyDeletelIBBY- you will so get there! It is an amazing journey... Did u have your WLS yet?? What is your name on Obesityhelp?? I gotta get the pics from my aunt... we took them all with her camera! It's been fun bagging up and giving away clothes-- I am finally going down a size in jeans, to 16. I started in a quite tight 18 and really needing a 20, but squuuuueeeezing into the 18s. haha I can wear a large/xl shirt instead of a 2x/xxl now... just u wait.... Amazing I tell ya! Thanks for all the comments and for following. I wish you all the best!!
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