it's the 6th month!!! Share some WOWs

I miss chatting with all of you!  I cannot even believe that six months have gone by already! 

I have to admit that I am at a bad point.  I am stuck and I am eating terribly and not exercising and getting depressed. 

Yes, I have lost a lot but I have so much more to go and the sagging skin is depressing!

Sorry to be such a downer but anyone else having these feelings?

I hear ya.  I'm still losing, but the slow down has been tough to adjust to.  I'm working hard at eating right, but some days it's REALLY hard.  

The skin?  It's nuts.  I didn't think it would happen to me since i was a "lightweight", but my thighs are so wrinkled I feel like I've got elephant legs.  and then I'm a lovely size 12 in pants, with MAJOR muffin top issues.  I've got all kinds of "support garmets" but none of them are right.  I feel ungrateful for complaining or judging my new body, but it IS frustrating.  

and on vacation i visited a friend who has only seen photos of my journey, and she didn't say ANYTHING about my metamorphasis.  Ok, so she's the size i used to be, so I understand if she's jealous, but HELLO????  Can't you be proud of me for even 1 second?  I had prepared myself for a minimal reaction, but was shocked that the reality was worse than what i had planned.  Oh well.  I did bring her a bunch of my clothes so that she could freshen up her wardrobe since she spends her spare money on her daughter. 

It's a crazy new life.  and I love how I feel and that my health is something to be proud of, but it's ok to be bummed out once in a while.  I'm hoping there's money for plastics someday.

Renee - stay on the boards... you'll get much support, and you can get back on track.  This journey can get off track, but we can get back on the rails!!

Sue, this board was so active up until December last year!  I REALLY miss everyone!

Seems everyone here has lost a lot more weight than I have but I do have a major WOW moment to share today.  I saw my endocrinologist for my 6 month follow-up for my diabetes and guess what - I'M NOT DIABETIC ANYMORE.  I still will always have Insulin Resistance (I've had that for 30+ years back when I weighed 115 lb) and I'm what he calls a "background diabetic" meaning if I regain weight the diabetes will probably come back.  But in the meantime, he says if I'm comfortable with it, he's discharging me from his care.

it's not all about the pounds, it's about our health!! Congrats on your success!!!

It seems like I haven't posted in forever...but I thought I would chime in with my results!
I don't have pics just yet, but will post them soon! 

So I've lost about 85lbs since surgery and 95lbs all together.
I had all my bllod work done and everything came back A-OK!
Now, if my hair would stop falling out....that would be great.

Something I noticed about my stalls in weightloss....when I wasn't losing
it seemed like I got more comments on how much weight I was losing.
Odd, huh? I figure when the scale isn't moving...my inches are! :D
So everyone keep that in mind~

Congrats to everyone on their weightloss thus far!

Hey everyone. glad to hear all the updates. I went and saw my surgeon May 23rd and by his scale I have lost 82 pounds. I'm so happy and I feel great. He says I'm right where I should be. I only have about 25 more pounds until I hit goal. The loss has really slowed down, but I'm still doing what I should be, except exercising. I had to stop exercising because I pulled a muscle in my thigh.  :(   But other than that I'm okay. I'm still waiting for my mind to catch up with my body. LOL I still see myself as big. I've gone from a size 26/28 to a 10, but my mind makes me shy away from looking in mirrors. Every now and again I'll catch a glimpse of myself at a store and I think it's someone else. LOL I can't believe how much my taste buds have changed. I tried to have some chocolate the other day (I had it planned into a meal) and I had to spit it out. I don't like the taste anymore. Same thing with all sweets and even soda. I couldn't live without that stuff pre-op. I hate seafood ... but for some reason lately I've been craving crab legs. I guess I will have to atleast try them now to see if I like them. The extra skin is definitely something that brings me down though. I see all these cute shirts that I could finally fit into, but can't wear because they show too much of my arms. My legs luckily aren't too bad, but belly and arms are a big problem right now. But it's all a part of the process. I love all the energy I have now. and I'm so much healthier.

Keep up the good work everyone.

Hi Everyone.  I am stalled a bit at 97 lbs down for a few weeks now.  Want that 100 lbs gone so bad.  I have had a couple of nice wow moments though....I walked 2 5k walks in May, and did great!  I am going to run a 5k on Thanksgiving with my sister, we signed a contract so no backing out....lol.
One of the best WOW moments was when someone asked a coworker about me and told them they walked right past me and said she looks familiar, but didn't realize it was me until later on.  They didn't recognize me at all!!! 
It took me awhile to get used to some of the compliments, now I just say Thank you! and eat it up.
Glad everyone is doing so well...hooray for us!!!