Six months out
So today is my six month surgiversary. I have learned sooooo many new things along this journey! I guess I always thought that having had a weight issue my entire life, (I always joke that it was since birth as I was a 9 LB 1.5 OZ baby), that I knew everything there was to know about weight loss. How many times have we sat in a Weigh****cher's meeting, nodding along and thinking, "yeah, I know this...I am paying you for what?" Or went back to the doctor for your annual visit only to hear the words, "you should lose some weight." DUH!!!!! Or my favorite - watching a TV commercial about weight loss and the after person has NOTHING to do with the before person. Love that!
Well, it turns out, I can learn new things! Some of the things I have learned are the true definition of the term addict as it applies to me. I have learned that people DID look at me differently when I was fat. I have learned that people can be mean without even realizing it. I have also learned that there are many people out there who totally, "get it." I don't have to try to explain things to you all, I can just picture you shaking your head yes and having the feeling of sympathy and empathy because you have been there, are there, or hoping to be there.
As of yesterday morning, I am down 97.25 pounds, went from a size 26-28 to a comfortable size 16, (I put on a pair of petite 14's this morning, they were tight, but they buttoned and zipped.) I have gone from using food as my crutch to dealing with issues at hand - not always pleasant, but healthier! Most importantly, I feel, is the new group of people who have helped save me along the way. I know now that I was killing myself, slowly but surely, and could not for the life of me, figure out why I couldn't keep it together. Now I know that it was because I just couldn't and I am OK with that.
I am still working through several items on my goal list, one being exercising on a regular basis. I am still finding excuses to not go regularly, like my children. Also, the documentation of everything that goes into my mouth. I am finding that the most difficult and am still not sure why that is. Good to know that this process is just that - a process, not an end all be all.
I want to end this by saying Thank You to all of you who have supported me along this journey, even though you may not know it - you are ALL part of who I am today and part of who I am going to be in the months and years to come! You are all truly my heroes!
Well, it turns out, I can learn new things! Some of the things I have learned are the true definition of the term addict as it applies to me. I have learned that people DID look at me differently when I was fat. I have learned that people can be mean without even realizing it. I have also learned that there are many people out there who totally, "get it." I don't have to try to explain things to you all, I can just picture you shaking your head yes and having the feeling of sympathy and empathy because you have been there, are there, or hoping to be there.
As of yesterday morning, I am down 97.25 pounds, went from a size 26-28 to a comfortable size 16, (I put on a pair of petite 14's this morning, they were tight, but they buttoned and zipped.) I have gone from using food as my crutch to dealing with issues at hand - not always pleasant, but healthier! Most importantly, I feel, is the new group of people who have helped save me along the way. I know now that I was killing myself, slowly but surely, and could not for the life of me, figure out why I couldn't keep it together. Now I know that it was because I just couldn't and I am OK with that.
I am still working through several items on my goal list, one being exercising on a regular basis. I am still finding excuses to not go regularly, like my children. Also, the documentation of everything that goes into my mouth. I am finding that the most difficult and am still not sure why that is. Good to know that this process is just that - a process, not an end all be all.
I want to end this by saying Thank You to all of you who have supported me along this journey, even though you may not know it - you are ALL part of who I am today and part of who I am going to be in the months and years to come! You are all truly my heroes!
Woo hoo Steffie!
You are doing great things with your tool! Keep successing!
Hugs, Laureen
You are doing great things with your tool! Keep successing!
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Congratulations on your 6 month surgiversary!! WOW, you are doing fantastic!! 
The one thing you have learned is that this is a constant learning experience - for all of us - and I guess that's how it should be to keep us successing and supporting each other.
The one thing you have learned is that this is a constant learning experience - for all of us - and I guess that's how it should be to keep us successing and supporting each other.
'One shoe can change your life'...Cinderella
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