A Brief Synopsis on Losing Fat
The last time I saw my family doctor (he likes to see me every montth just to keep an eye on me), I moaned a bit about my scale not showing any change.
His explanation was this:
Although the scales may not reflect a LOSS, my body is going through many chemical changes INSIDE and NO poundage loss does NOT mean Im not losing....look at the INCHES we lose even tho the scale says we havent lost anything.
an example of an internal change happening that we dont really realize and think nothing is changing:
Here's how we lose weight - first the fat slowly is being burned for muscle activity and just general existing...the part that I never really thought about, is this - the fat gradually softens and liquifies and, where it used to be a chunk of solid fat, it becomes liquid fat. This fatty fluid takes time to gradually be absorbed into our systems for disposal and to be excreted from our body aided by all of the water that we drink...that's why drinking so much water is so important...it flushes out the liquidized fat!
Why did I realize that? It makes so much more sense when the physiology of it all is explained!
I am fortunate to have such a supportive family doctor.....he says how proud he is of me....Im his first WLS patient and he seems just as excited as I am with each checkup!
Add to that, the excitement and support of the technicians that I get at MedSupport where I get my lymphodemic legs regularly checked and measured for custom support stocking (I get six custom-made pairs a year now since my strepto****us blood infection in both legs to the groin in May 1999) and that of the owner of the business which actually makes my stockings (in Germany) really boosts my morale and keeps me feeling so good about my progress....Ive actually lost FIVE INCHES in CIRCUMFERENCE from each calf!! They are all so amazed at how my lymphodema is reversing because it was at a very bad stage in the beginning.
Isnt the body an amazing thing??
Nancy B
Thank you, Jaci!
You can imagine then, how huge and swollen my legs were before surgery..they ached all day and throbbed all night and sometimes i couldnt even sleep from the pain but i refused to use pain meds..stubborn me..seven years of this and now my lumphodema is reversing...woohoo! no more cane..no more ugly heavyweight support stockings with zippers..no more ugly manly shoes.
Now each time I order a new pair of stockings, they are smaller and in a finer fabric then the ones before..and to be truthful, this has given me back my sense of femininity and if I never lose another pound, I would be THRILLED to have lost this much and to have improved my quality of life to this extent....did I REALLY say that!?
well, yes, its true..of COURSE, I want to continue to lose more, even tho its going so slowly, but IF I didnt lose anymore, Ive gotten my mobility and sense of "almost feeling pretty" back and that's worth everything to me. Just the freedom from the pain in my legs is incredible..they still ache but not even half of before...everyday, I am SO grateful!
Nancy B
Thank you, Kay...Ive been offline for over a month..my computer suffered a "hot flash" one night during an electrical storm here and I had to wait for my son to find me a new motherboard for it that fits...so I didnt lose all of my files..I have two hard drives and alot of stuff! *lol*
Its great to be back! Im not losing near as fast as many of you are but with my lymphodema, its hard just to walk for me however, as I lose the weight, now 109 offical pounds down, I am walking much better and feel terrific!
So glad to see how well everyone is doing here!
Nancy B
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