mrs_southy
Here's Where I Am So Far
Jun 26, 2009
As of today I am 6 days shy of my 5 month surgiversary. I have lost 95 pounds since surgery and 107 overall. I am nothing less than thrilled with the loss I experienced. I believe it has to be obvious by now but oddly enough there are lots of people who still haven't verbally noticed. I think its just that people don't know how to address the situation. They don't want to accidentally offend me so they just don't say anything. When I started this journey I was wearing 26/28's but only in stretchy material. I had one pair of jeans that was a 28 and they wouldn't even fit me. I was basically in a size 30/32, I just hadn't given in and bought the clothes. Now I am wearing a 22/24 in shirts and a 22 in jeans. It is so exciting to be able to say that. I can even get my 20's on but they are too tight to be comfy. I don't think it will be too long until I can wear an 18/20 in shirts and a 20 in pants. I had a huge NSV today. I went to a bridal shop with a good friend who is getting married in August to pick out bridesmaid dresses and I figured I would wear a 24 in alfred angelo. I have worn that brand before for weddings and I barely fit into the 28 the last time. Well, the only size they had even close to what I wear for me to try on was a 22W. It is a little bigger than a 22 like in jeans or something but I was still afraid that it wouldn't fit. I was right it didn't fit. It was too BIG!!!!! I was never so excited to not fit into something in all my life. I think I'll have to order the size 20. I haven't been in a size 20 since before I got married and I've been married for 8 years. I was flabbergasted. I stood there and looked at myself in the gown (I still put it on because it was one of the ones that laces up the back and we just pulled it up tighter to keep it on) and I thought to myself, "Thank you God and thank you sleeve!"
This is sooooo much better since the nausea is gone. That made life so miserable. Now I can eat whatever I take the notion to but it is amazing how the sleeve makes the choices soooo much easier. I never made good choices before but now I guess its because I know I HAVE to because I can only eat so much and I need to make it count. I was thinking the other day after logging all my food on my daily plate food log that I could have eaten my entire days worth of food pre-op in one meal (plus some probably).
The only thing I still struggle with is the protein consumption. I have issues with people thinking you have to get 60 to 80 grams per day anyway. I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I ate way too many sweets and carbs before surgery to even come close to getting that so what makes the difference now? I do only eat protein and green veggies, that way I get more than I would otherwise and the carbs I get are healthy carbs rather than carbs from refined sugars or flours with the exception of some sweet tea. I guess I don't hink I'm doing that bad if I only have one vice now rather than a whole list of things that I eat and shouldn't.
I feel like this was one of the best decisions I have ever made for myself. It ranks right up there with my decision to accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, my decision to get married, and my decision to have a baby. Those four things have had and will continue to have the most impact on my life. I am so thankful for my sleeveand I am thankful for the new chance at life that I've been given and I intend to make the most of it!
