16 Weeks out! It's Been awhile!!

Oct 21, 2014

Wow!  I can't believe I am 4 months out from surgery already!  Time has flown by!  I thought that when I started this journey that Blogging would be my outlet.  I would be able to come here are type out all my struggles and wins or just vent.  But it turns out that life has got the best of me and I haven't thought much about this blog at all!!  I am making a promise to myself to do better with this...even if no one else reads it!!

So, 16 weeks out...where am I now?  Well, I started my journey at 316 lbs.  That was over a year ago when I had my very first visit to the Center for Weight Management @ Genesis Health System (in Iowa).  I had the sleeve done on June 30, 2014.  My weight when I got home from the hospital was 293 lbs.  Today I am at 236 lbs!  That make my loss 80 lbs since my heaviest and 57 lbs since surgery.  This still just blows my mind.  I can't even remember the last time I weighed under 250 lbs.  I have been feeling absolutely wonderful as well.  I haven't had any problems (which I feel blessed).  I still struggle getting my Protein and Liquids in but I think this is a struggle for us all!  I just take things one day at a time. Exercise is still very minimal but I plan to join the YMCA very soon.  I hope that once my butt get to the gym it will get nice an comfy there :)  I want to make that a regular part of my schedule. 

I have noticed that I am better with how the weight is coming off now.  I was getting upset when I would stall out for a week or even just a few days.  But now I know that my body is adjusting to the new size and sometimes it takes it a little time to do this.  As long as it comes off eventually I am okay with the time it is taking.  Slow and steady wins the race, right?? 

Well, I want to keep this short and sweet.  Just wanted to get back into this and start tracking my journey a little more.  I will post some current pictures soon-you can let me know if you notice a difference!!  :)

~~Kate~~

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