Month 11

Well I am now 11 months out from my DS and I am down 130lbs!  It hardly seems like it has been that long but it has.  A couple of my doctors have told me it is time to put the breaks on my weight loss and seeing how I am wearing some size smalls and size 6 jeans they are probably right.  I was wearing size 26 pre-op. I will go back to Omaha to see my surgeon next month and we will see what he has to say.  All I can say is it has been some ride! Red

WOW.  You lost an entire person....and I bet you found an entire person along the way.  I'm so proud of you.  You always reach out to people on the FL board and it really means a lot.  I hope you can feel how happy I am for you! So, tell us about the person you discovered as you shed the weight?  I'm certainly not implying that your morals or personality have changed.  I just mean that weight definitely impacts our day to day life and now you're no longer trapped in that body.  What do you do with your new found freedom?

Thank you.  You are so sweet.  I try to contribute when I can.  The boards here on OH have been such a tremendous factor in my life the last couple of years.   I know my surgery is very different from the surgery most people on this board have had or will have but there are some things that we all have in common. 

Yes there have been many changes.  I think one of the biggest changes is I can walk without getting tired or winded.  There is a spring in my step again.  And then there are the little things -- like my size!  I am now wearing size 6 jeans and I have bought size small skirts.  I think once I have my plastics -- I will be in even smaller sizes.  I say this because some smaller sizes fit in the hips but are a little too snug in the waist.  It is just amazing.  I am still rather intimidated by clothes shopping.  I am not used to going to the misses department; there are entirely too many choices now!  Oh and all of my jewelry is falling of of me.  My bracelets are huge and just last night I thought I had lost my three stone diamond ring.  We went out to eat and when we got home I took off my watch and realized my ring was not on my finger.  Man, was I in a panic.  I found it though.  I had bagged up my left overs and there was my ring in the bag with the take-out containers.  I moved my band to my middle finger some time ago.  Now I am not going to wear any of my rings until I get them sized.  There is also the pride in my DH's eyes when he looks at me or talks about how much weight I have lost.  He loved me fat and he still loves me, so the surgery did not effect that aspect of our relationship, but now he is just so proud of me. 

I am the same person I was 130lbs ago.  I look in the mirror and I see changes -- but it is hard to get a frame of reference for my size.  Before I could have looked at a crowd of people and been able to pick out someone who was about my same size.  Now I cannot do that.  I was in a store looking at size 8 shorts not so long ago and another woman was looking at the same size and I remember I thought to myself -- she must be looking for someone else because she is so tiny.  Then I saw her trying on the shorts.  I thought to myself what is the deal here -- I am not that small.  But I guess the reality is, that I am that small.  Eventually I know I will get a grasp on this -- but for now it is just a little strange. Your surgery is just around the corner.  Are you getting nervous or excited yet?  Good luck.  I hope that your surgery is successful and that you have an easy recovery. Red

You go with your bad self!! Congratulations what an amazing accomplishment!! You should be so proud of yourself!!    It sure is an amazing ride regardless of which WLS anyone has had!! Thanks so much for sharing and for the inspiration!! Way to go and congratulations!!! Jo Ann

Thank you JoAnn.  You are right, WLS is definitely an "E" ticket ride!!!!!!!!! Red

Rock and Roll baby!!  You are the Whoa...man!! Congratulations...I am pr-op 4 dyas and a wake up and I can't wait till I grow up to be just like you. Thanks for the inspiration! Antonette

Oh Antonette, thank you so much.  Just think by this time next week you will be on the journey of a lifetime!  Good luck.  I hope everything goes well with your surgery and that your recovery is an easy one. Red

Woo Hoo Red! That is FANTASTIC! I can't wait til I am there. You Go!!!

Thank you  Marli.  It has  been quite a ride.  But it won't be long till that turtle is streaking across the finish line for you. Red