Almost 5 months out.

Feb 22, 2009

I'm finally in onederland!!!  For the first time in 22 yrs since I was pregnant with my daughter, I am below 200 lbs.  It feels incredible!.  I have lost a total of 86 lbs this morning.  One thing that has really taken me by surprise is my lack of physical strength.  My son has put me on a weight training program.  I can only lift 1/2 of what I used to be able to lift.  When I use free weights my arms shake so much.  He has me doing push ups.  I do girl push ups and can barely manage 3 sets of 6 but he growled at me the other day because I am not going all the way down.  I told him if I did, I would collapse on the floor and not be able to get up.  So now I have to concentrate on form.  He wants me to do 2 complete pushups rather than 6 sorta pushups.  My legs and arms are jiggly and I hate it.  But I am working on it.  4 days a week I work out at the pool with him for about 2 hours and I walk with my daughter for 45 min. almost every day (except when I work my 2 night shifts)

People don't recognize me now.  I love that.  My brother in law says I look like I did in Highschool (well, my face anyway)

Life is good. 

I love my RNY

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