250lbs lost, like a BOSS!
I don't know about you, but I LOVE round numbers, especially BIG round numbers. So when I weighed in at 181.8, I whooped with joy!
Today I ran 5.5 miles like it was nothing (well, not quite, but I felt like I could have done even more!). I am able to do so much more than I ever dreamed. When I started this process, I would have been happy to get to 220 or 200, but my weight loss hasn't stopped. My habits haven't really changed. I still eat 2-3 oz of protein, then some vegetables. I don't skimp on fat. I do eat 85% cacao dark chocolate sometimes, one square a day. I feel like an experiment of one when it comes to low carb fitness. I'm going to run/walk a half marathon and we'll see how I do!
The hard part is the mental toughness required. And avoiding self pity. Sometimes I feel my resolve wavering, when I think "God, I have to do this for the rest of my life." So instead, I try to focus on the good stuff as much as possible (although I have thrown a few pity parties here and elsewhere, for sure...). I get to run, I get to travel, I get to wear cute clothes, and I really do get to eat delicious food. My life is really great.
Also, just by eating what I eat, my husband has lost 90lbs! So between us, that's 440lbs lost! (whoops, math! More like 340lbs...)
32F 5'8" High weight: 432 | Consult weight: 396 | Surgery weight: 335 | Current weight: 170
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SW 338lbs. GW 175lbs. Goal in 11 months. CW 148lbs. WL 190lbs.
" To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art "
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Dr. Paul Cirangle
Great job working that sleeve. You look WONDERFUL! You are an inspiration.
best wishes,
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
