Big Wow....

I had surgery on June 2nd.  I have felt like things have been moving slow.  I don't weigh myself daily.  I started but found that 2 times a week was plenty!  I have had a lot of friends dropping off clothes for me to "grow down to"  So I haven't had to spend any money on clothes.  I am currently down 44 pounds.  Part of me thinks that it isn't a lot so I go to the dog food isle a lot to see how much it really is! 

To the Wow.....

This morning I for the fun of it decided I would see how close I was to a size 16.  I put them on....I buttoned them....I bent over in them...OMG.  I couldn't believe it.  I didn't believe it to the point I took them off and put them back in the closet and said....I'll put them back on tomorrow and put my 18's back on.  I came to work and my boss said to me that I really need to consider wearing the next size down because my clothes are too big on me!  I have also noticed my other chin is gone!  I'm down to my original one.  I LOVE IT!

In three weeks I'm flying to Florida to spend time with my sister for 4 days.  I'm excited for her to see the new me.  I'm also excited because my hs bf called and wants to go to lunch. (He asked me to marry him my senior year and I ran) For the first time I don't mind!  I was thinking I haven't heard from him in 18 years if he had called me 1 year ago...I would of said no!  (I was a size 6 when we dated....I would of died to show up a size 22/24)  I feel better about myself now.  I feel great I have joined a gym.  What a difference one hour makes on a treadmil compared to walking around the neighborhood.  In the neighborhood I only get a mile and a half in because I find my self strolling.  In the gym I put in 3.5 miles and used the incline up to 2.  I was so sore all day but woke up this morning feeling like a new woman.  I plan to do 5-6 days a week and have talked to the personal trainer and he is going to start working with me to prevent my "wings".  They are starting slightly.  He told me no worries he will help me so I will reduce the need for plastics.  I told him it was my boobs I'm worried about, If he doesn't get them up I'm lifting them! 


Anyways.  I want all of you newbies to know that sometimes the first month can be very rough but hang in there the journey is worth it!!!

Reading your post has my belly doing flip-flops of excitment for you!  (And we know you love flip-flops!)    Did you ever imagine what a difference can be acheived in less than 2 months?!   

There are people who swear by less loose skin if you burn off the fat through weight-training.  Just like a balloon filled with fa****er/whatever will bulge out and sag down, so will your skin.  I, like you, won't be getting plastics until I've done weight-training at the end of my weight-loss to reduce every fat cell I can.  I've even been researching about massaging with real essential oils while losing as well.  {fingers crossed!}

Here's to perky boobs! 

Whether or not massage with essential oils works or not its still well worth the effort for the shear luxury of it. I hope I can do it at least once a month after my surgery.

Ann,  I'm going to mix my own essential oils in, probably, grapeseed oil since it has so much linoleic acid in it.  (I also have sweet almond oil.) 

I haven't ever mixed these oils together before, so it will be experimental, but I am going to try:  Helichrysum, Lavender, Mandarin, and Neroli.  No clue what that will smell like together! 

A couple other goodies are Patchouli and Rose Geranium along with Vitamins A & E. 

Like I said, I will be my own guinea pig, making sure to mix small amounts until I like what I've got.  Hubby loves to give massages so I've forewarned him about this and he's good to go.  I'm with you on the sheer luxury part! 

Congratulations on your fabulous metamorphosis ... physically and in the self-esteem department.

It's also great to hear that you are doing such a great job with the exercise. Incorporating some sort of exercise on a daily basis is one of those things that is likely to help you maximize your weight loss opportunity in the short term and maximize your potential to maintain that loss in the longterm.

I have been doing resistance training for a while now and I have a decent amount of muscle; enough that many don't think I weight as much as do when they look at me. That said, I have to say that I still have much more lose skin than I'm comfortable with. It actually ripples when I'm swimming. UGH!!! I'm just 14 months post op, so I'm hoping that it will get a little better over the next year. I do think that having the underlying muscular stucture does help some and I know that it really helps you build that lean muscle mass that will help keep you healthy in the long term. Keep up the good work.

I look forward to your continued success.

All the best,

Barb

You are doing fantastic and 44 lbs in less than 2 months is really great!  Just keep up the good work!

Pam

What may help you see the difference is also taking a new pic as that helps alot of us.  We don't see it in the mirror but can see it when comparing to our before pics.

Pam

Thanks Pam  I will have my husband take a picture tonight.  That will be a good idea.