Calling all boring DSers...stop hiding. Come bore us with your ordinary life. LONG.

 Mary,
That is a great story. I love it! 


And this is a great thread.

Sometimes it takes a while for your mind to see yourself as you really are, while on this wls journey.

First, for the first couple of months, I could see no change in my reflection as I was losing weight, others could but I couldn't.

Second, suddenly I didn't recognize my reflection as I passed a mirror. Who was that thin person. I felt thin at 200 pounds!

Third, I liked what I saw. I could remember what I looked like before and knew I looked so very small compared to my memories. I felt thin. Now at 160 pounds.

Fourth, and currently, I look a little overweight. Happy but overweight. Still at 160 pounds.

My weight has not changed between the third and fourth points, but my mind's eye has. I can see myself realistically. I am a size 10/12 pant and a large top (don't like too fitted). I am about the size of the average woman, maybe a little smaller. But the average woman is overweight ( I think I read that).

Do not get me wrong. I do not feel bad at all. In fact it is a high to see myself as I really look, normal. I may try to lose a couple of pounds in the future. But it isn't a frantic feeling. It isn't a life or death issue now. It is a couple of pounds, if I want to.

That is my boring journey. I look in the mirror and see myself. I am normal. I eat normal, look normal and think normal. What a dream come true.

I am really trying to post more often, but how interesting is it to hear, "Another fabulously boring day in the life of Julie"? 

I am still learning how to eat, what foods effect me and how they effect me. I had a delicious salad yesterday with bacon, cheese and a little bit of veggies, drenched in Bacon Ranch Dressing. Today, I am down 3 pounds! I weigh what it says on my driver's license!!!

I also made a yummy breakfast sandwich with Bacon Spam, cheese, egg on a Whole Wheat Sandwich Thin. It's so fun to find new ways to get in protein, especially when we don't have to worry about the fat content.

No complications here and the weight is falling off effortlessly.

I am truly, madly and deeply in lurve with my DS!

oh my boring day so far

first I slept all through the nite...thanks to the DS

got up and faced an impossible decision........what to wear..........so much to choose from ..thanks to the DS
now the no-brainer part vitamins, supplements brush my teeth off to grab the child, the coffee and the protein bar and drive to my first job of the day....thanks to the DS

Teach water aerobics class with weights....thanks to the DS, my body can do this......

Off to the second job...thanks to the Ds I have enough energy for two people.

Eat lunch-shrimp, chicken, rib-eye steak, raspberries. Yum thanks to the DS I can love being the carnivore I was meant to be.

Snack had my second protein bar of the day---to fuel up to go back to first job and teach another water-weights class, and a baby swim class. Rockin the DS!!

I live a life of gratitude because the DS has given me back a life worth celebrating.

Ok, I guess I qualify to post here...

My only (negative) eventful part of my DS was when I was 7 days out, I was back in the ER for dehydration.  But it was because all I was drinking was water.  I had no real food in me, and not enough salts in my system to retain any of the water, so I was spending a lot of time in the bathroom getting rid of water faster than I could get it in...

But...  Once this was resolved, and after a couple weeks of bananas and gatorade, my DS has been uneventful.  But I don't know if I can say it's been boring...

I stalled a couple times, but I learned not to take the scale laughing at me too seriously. 

Dropping 160 lbs. in the first 6 months made for a very interesting weight loss experience.  I've now dropped a total of 186 lbs, which is below goal for me, and am pretty much maintaing this weight.  And I'm loving it.

I love my "diet" now.  The foods DSer's are supposed to eat are what I enjoy anyway.  Now they're just healthier.  The food I gave up for the time being, I thought I'd really miss and would go crazy for...  Well, that didn't happen.  Breads, pastas, milk, sodas, etc...  I just don't care that I don't have those.  I really don't miss them at all.  No cravings for food of any kind, which makes it very easy to eat what I want, and then just stop when I should without obsessing about it.

For me, sticking to the DS rules has been VERY easy, and extraordinarily effective.  I keep waiting for the difficult part to kick in, or the weight to come back.  But it's not happening.

I've definitely got some body image issues goin on, but I think it's a good thing.  I've recently started acquiring a new wardrobe (for my much smaller body), and every day I look at these clothes and think there's no way I can fit into these.  And then I do.  So I get a wow moment every time I get dressed.  Then I do a double-take every time I catch my reflection.  I just can't believe it's me.  I'm so used to seeing myself as being larger, it's going to take a long time to get used to this.  Again, my own little wow moments.

My labs are good, I'm in the habit of taking my vites on a regular basis, drink lots of water, and I'm just really enjoying being a normal size now.  Going to the theater, I can fit my ass into those narrow seats...  I can shop in any clothing store and find stuff that fits me...  All of my co-mobidities have been resolved (diabetes, high cholesterol, sleep apnea)...  Moving around doesn't hurt any more...  Walking uphill doesn't cause back pain any longer...

What's not to like?  Hell, I am loving my DS.  If this is what it's going to be like from here on out, I'm all good with it.


Jeremy

This is a great idea Nicolle.  I haven't had much to share either.  First, I'm only 7 mos out and second, I've had a pretty easy time (knock wood, I hear ya about the DS gods, lol).

Let's see...changes in my head game ...  I won't repeat your #1 although that would top my list.  I am grateful for advise and support, especially from my closer friends who are further ahead on the DS journey than me.

1.  I can enjoy eating without feeling guilt.  If I want to indulge in a piece of Thanksgiving pie (yum!) I can and I've already enjoyed a couple pieces of Halloween candy.  I don't binge which makes me happy.

2.  I can look in the mirror or try on new clothes without cringing. 

3.  I am working on coming out of self-imposed isolation.  When it comes to my personal appearance, I'm doing much better.  I'm enjoying going out again and interacting with folks on a strictly social level--i.e. getting together over coffee, chatting after church and stuff like that.  There's a deeper issue to isolating myself that has absolutely nothing to do with being heavy so I'm still working on that.

4.  I am in less pain and am less sick (well, diabetes and high blood pressure for one thing) so that necessitates less trips to the doctor.  I don't have to take so many prescriptions.  It's nice when I do see a doctor, I can name on one hand what I take.

5.  I don't have to change my top after dinner every day because I spilled something on my belly.  Less laundry.  That's really cool.

That's all I can think of right now.

Great post and idea Nicolle!

I'm about as boring a DSer as you can get. I have no bathroom, gas or food issues; even my labs are OK so far; they need a little tweaking but I've already taken that into account and should see them all in the normal range next time they're taken. I can eat anything nowadays, nothing bothers me; I do get a little gassy if I eat too many rice crispy treats or too much chili, but that is hardly an issue. I can set my watch by when I poop, it so boring it's ridiculous, they only thing exciting about my poop is that it's really green from all the Iron I'm talking.

So the DS part of my life is downright boring. The rest is a dream. I take a tennis lesson from the Pro twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays and usually play a match after the lesson. I work out with my personal trainer on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Saturday I usually play some tennis or golf and fly the heli; seems like someone is always wanting a ride. On Sundays I have a couple of church jobs that keep we busy most of the day.

I'm training for a triathlon the first part of April and Barb and I are booked on a 12 day cruise in the Western Mediterranean later in April.

I honestly don't know how life could be any better; I've never felt so good, never looked so good (except for the gray hair) and never had so much fun. And I owe much of this to the folks on the DS Forum, Dr. Rabkin and the DS.

I really love, love, love, my DS, yes I do!

Kerry 

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 Hey, Kerry . . congrats on winning the gift pack from OH this month!    About time we had a DSer win one!  

"I'm training for a triathlon the first part of April and Barb and I are booked on a 12 day cruise in the Western Mediterranean later in April."

Nice going! 

I'd say I'm pretty boring.  I had an issue with dehydration at first.  Then I had some elevated liver enzymes, but those are going down steadily.  I sometimes have to fight the carb monster and sugar **** but other than that...no problemo. 

I eat lots of meat and cheese.  Ribs and wings are just wonderful.

I am happy....I've lost 76 lbs in six months and am still losing.  Slower now but still steady.

My labs are awesome!  Thank you Vitalady!

So I'm pretty boring. :)

And pretty thrilled with my results.