2011- The Year of "Coming Down Nicely"

Jan 14, 2011

Everyone where I work has been so supportive. I work in a building of approx. 500 people, so it is usually a few months between sitings of many of them.  When many women at work see me, they'll come right up to me and say, "You're coming down nicely." What a nice thing to do and say. It's so great when people notice that I've lost weight and say something, because many of the men in my life haven't said anything. My father usually does, which is very nice, but my husband hasn't said much. As I lose weight, he gains. Much of his weight is carried around his middle, which really concerns me as it has heart implications. But I can't make him do anything he isnt ready to do yet.

I actually had someone say to me that she wishes she could trade bodies with me. I've never, ever heard anything like that in my whole life and I kind of just stared back at her. It's tough- there are a few substantially overweight people at my work but I don't feel comfortable telling them that I've had WLS and asking them if they've considered it. They are always dieting but I think they'd be so succesful with WLS.

My 5 yr old son has commented several times on my "floppy arms," They continue to measure 17" around but just seem to be slowly depleting and not shrinking at all. Just hanging there and waving in the breeze.
I saw a plastic surgeon about it and he said that he could remove the skin on the arm and also do a breast lift in the same procedure, but that my BMI has to be below 35 for this.  That puts me at about 200 lbs.  Seems like it will be a long time but I'm hopeful that as I continue to lose weight that I may get more energy and motivation to exercise, which I still never do.

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