Realizing how far I've come!!

A woman that is one-month post-op e-mailed me tonight asking how much weight I've lost each month since surgery, and I went back in Fitday and was e-mailing her back and I realized - wow - I've been steadily losing this whole time. And I measured myself tonight and I've lost some major inches and people are noticing weight loss more now - isn't that weird how compliments pour in when you are in a stall?? LOL Anyway, here's the breakdown of how much I have lost each month so far, and then I also put how many inches I've lost so far. Typing this out amazed me because I didn't really realize how far I have come since March. I mean, I did, but it's different for some reason typing/writing it out. 1st month - 32 lbs lost 2nd month - 18 lbs lost 3rd month - 16 lbs lost 4th month - 16 lbs lost 5th month - 7 lbs lost Total so far - 89 lbs lost Here I thought I was "stuck". LOL When I look at the WHOLE PICTURE it helps!! I'm like wow!! Okay, so here's my inches lost. Waist - 7 inches Hips - 7 inches (approx - never sure if I'm measuring in same place each time) Bust - 8 inches Calf - 1.75 inches Upper arms - 0.75 inches Neck - 1.5 inches Wrists - 0.25 inches Cap - 0.5 (where baseball caps base goes around) Shoulder-to-Shoulder (front) - 2.5 inches Ankles - 0.5 inches Started at size 4X - 30/32 Now in 1X (18/20) pants/skirts and 2X (22/24) shirts/dresses Wore size (tight) 28 bathing suit at beginning of summer, now in a size 18/20. I still have 107 more pounds to go to reach surgeon's goal and a 127 more pounds to go to reach my goal. I feel so much more motivated and inspired now and it came from within. Looking back and charting my success I'm like OMG! What a difference 5 months make!! I've never lost 89 lbs before in my LIFE! That in an of itself is an achievement. Golly, gee, I'm so excited!! I feel like running out in the streets exclaiming my joy! LOL All of a sudden it HIT me. just had to share!! Trisha Phoenix ObesityHelp Chapter Leader

I agree with you. This month, I have felt stalled (it was a relief to see that others with my surgery month felt the same) but when I looked at my progress on the calendar, I realized that I was just impatient. Anytime I went a week without losing weight, I would feel so upset. However, I have lost a total of 90 lbs, and actually made it to 198 today. What a great feeling. In March, I couldn't imagine this happening. Becky

Trisha, EXCELLENT!!! That is just a wonderful thing Trisha. And now that you are seriously training for the Rock and Roll Marathon you will see way more inches come pouring off!!! You go girl!!! Michelle

I know what you mean about people complimenting you during "The Stall." It really does help to hear the compliments. In the past, it was so easy to give up with you don't see progress. Heidi