Wow Moment

So I got on the scale this morning and I have lost over 50lbs since the start of this process!!!  I can't believe it.  Getting below 300 was a milestone, but it came pretty quickly post-op.  But I don't think I have ever lost 50lbs, EVER!!!  Its a little surreal to be honest.  I still have a long way to go, but I am taking it 10 lbs at a time, having a mini-celebration every time I hit a new range and saying good-bye to the previous numbers.  I am at 278 and I said good-bye to the 280s this weekend.  It felt great.  I started at a size 26 and now some of my 24s are getting baggy.  I am making them work, but I am now getting rid of the 26s and it feels great!

I haven't been quiet about my surgery.  Everyone I am close too knew I was getting it done and I tell everyone about it.  I feel it keeps me honest in a way, making everyone I know hold me accountable for my actions, at least in my head.  Well when I shared with my church group last night they all cheered and clapped and it was the best feeling.  I did want to sink into the sofa because I wasn't expecting that reaction, but it felt good.

I have been struggling a little at work.  At the end of the fiscal year, next June, our department is being eliminated and for awhile I thought I was being laid off (which I found out on Friday, I am not losing my job, just switching departments).  Which I wasn't upset about, but it does affect ones productivity.  This was making it really hard to be motivated when I got home, but I am going to put that behind me and start fresh today!!!  I am still struggling with my boss as he is dealing with leaving his job, but I am not going to let him get me down.

Thanks for all your support and encouragement, it means the world to me!!!!

Amanda

Alright keep up the good work and I am proud of you. You will see more WOW moments now and take pride in them. Thank you for sharing your wow moments with us.We are all accountable for what we do or what we do not do so lets keep up with being accountable for ourselves. Fifty pounds sounds like a lot and it is but you wait it will get better.

Hi Amanda,

Congratulations on your success thus far.  Isn't it amazing?  I too found out earlier that I will be losing my job at the end of December.  The government contract I work on has been bought by another company, so I am in the process of looking for another job.  It is stressful, but I'm trying not to get too stressed over it.  Keep up the great work.

Congratulations on reaching 50 pounds gone!  That's awesome.  Isn't it great to finally be out of clothes because they are too big and not the other way around?  I was the same size as you pre-op, 26/28 and I too am having the same "problem" with clothes.  My work clothes are pretty baggy and I'm having to search older clothes for things that fit a little better.  I keep telling myself I refuse to buy new clothes until I am in the teens...but we'll see.  I'm down officially 45 pounds.  I'm at 279 right now.  I can't really remember the last time I "only" weighed 279 b/c I never weighed myself before...well, hardly ever weighed myself.  I'd just go buy bigger and bigger clothes as I grew out of stuff.  I will be happy to donate my bigger clothes and be rid of them forever!

So happy for your weight loss and I also started out 26/28 and I didn't buy any clothes till I was down either. You are doing so great.
Tomygirl

Tell me about it!!!!  Its been years since I only weighed this much.  I have a friend who wants my clothes as they get too big and its weird.  I started a pile for her the other day and its hard to give them away.  Everytime I have tried to lose the weight I have put it back on and I have never lost this much.  So the clothes are almost like a security blanket.  You don't want to get rid of them in case you need them again.  BUT that is the wrong attitude.  I told myself this morning, get rid of them, you are never going to need them again!!!  So she won't be able to wear most of it until next summer since its a lot of shorts and t-shirts.  My work clothes, while too big, are mostly dress pants, so they hang a little by design anyway, so I am still getting away with them.  But my jeans...OMG.... they are completely falling off.  I can pull them off without unzipping or unbuttoning them.  My friend told me I really need to stop wearing them because they are way too big and saggy in the back.  Its always good to have friends tell you that!  My goal for this week is to go through my clothes and give away everything that is to big to wear anymore and find the stuff I can finally fit into!!!!!

What a wonderful accomplishment.  I really like the 10 pound celebrations!  You deserve everyone of them.  Yep...get rid of those clothes that are too big...you won't be needing them anymore!

Hi Amanda,
You are doing great, and it won't be long before you share another wow moment with us. I am so happy for you that you didn't lose your job , that would stress out any one.  Keep us posted you are awesome.
Tomygirl

CONGRATS!!!!

Congratulations Amanda, isn't it wonderful?!

I think you and I are right about the same numbers, I had surgery 2 weeks before you did - I started at 313 and as of this morning am at 268.

You're going to love getting rid of those clothes eventually, as soon as it really sinks in!

-hugs-

Rho