How is everyone doing?
So far this last year has been crazy for me! I lost about 120 pounds before I even had the surgery. This was largely in part to the fact that I was bed-ridden with a broken knee for about 4 months. I keep that experience as a reminder - I NEVER want to go back to those feelings. Most people do not get as big as I had been. I was almost 650 pounds! (I know I was probably over this but 645 was the highest recorded). I have lost 210 pounds in this last year. I still have about 160 or so to lose. I have dumped on some of the silliest things, and been able to eat crap that I know I shouldn't be touching. I also am struggling with carbs... but thats mostly at night time. Those habits are dimishing... but not fast enough. I will have my first plastic surgery in Jan - panniculectomy or however thats spelled. As you can imagine, the amount of skin I have is really really getting in the way of feeling normal and being able to exercise. The doctor estimated that just skin I have about 40 pounds all over that can be removed. That is CRAZY to me! I had a stall of about 2 months where even my cycle was acting funky. My mind has not caught up to my size. I wear a size 22/24 and its crazy when I pick up the jeans I KNOW I can wear- I still am thinking... these are too small, I wont fit into them!
So my next mini goal is to be under 300 for the next year. I have sprinkled my year out with many mini goals... one being to reach that 400 pounds lost mark by my birthday next Oct. My journey is still going... but the support from this site is sooo important! I am glad I found it!
Hope this finds everyone well,
Sarah
So my next mini goal is to be under 300 for the next year. I have sprinkled my year out with many mini goals... one being to reach that 400 pounds lost mark by my birthday next Oct. My journey is still going... but the support from this site is sooo important! I am glad I found it!
Hope this finds everyone well,
Sarah