11 months post-op

May 12, 2009

It's the 12th of the month again...yet another month has gone by since WLS.  It seems like forever ago that I was starting the liquid diet and beginning this journey.  I have to remind myself that it was less than a year ago.

I'm trying to weigh myself a lot less lately.  I get too hung up on what the scale says and not hung up enough on what my life says.  Anyhow, the scale said 303 this morning - that puts me down over 160 pounds so far.

My life is so different now than it was last summer.  Here is a summary of what I'm doing and how it's different:

1.  I'm graduating with my MBA next week.  When I ordered the gown for the ceremony I didn't worry once about whether or not it would "fit".
2.  I shopped for the outfit that I will wear to my graduation in a store.  Of course, the size that I ended up buying was smaller than the size I thought that I would need to buy going in to the store.
3.  I go to the gym more days than not (finally).  This was a difficult habit to get into, but now that I am into it, I love going to the gym.  It's part of my morning routine and I don't feel right when I don't go.
4.  It turns out that I like to ride bicycles more than any other physical activity.  Well, at least I know I like to ride stationary bicycles more than anything else.  I ride between 6 and 10 miles each day at the gym.
5.  I rode a "real" bicycle for the first time last weekend after WLS.  It felt great to be free again.  I can't wait to go buy my own bike.  I'm planning on taking it everywhere with me and riding the paths.  I *never* would have guessed how much I would enjoy physical activity like this.
6.  My brother took me for my first boat ride since WLS.  I didn't think about sinking the boat - I just enjoyed the wind in my hair and had a great time.
7.  I weigh less than my driver's license says.  A cashier did a double take when looking at the picture the other day.  Of course, I want to deny the double take, but it was a double take.
8.  I'm super-picky about what clothes I buy.  It has to look great on me or it's not worth the trouble.  Now that I can get lots of things in my size, style and color matter.

That's about it.  I'm looking forward to going on vacation in a few weeks - another first since WLS.  I'll be back in time for the one-year anniversary of WLS and I'm sure that I'll have a ton of "wow" moments to add at that time.

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