10 months Post Op/Reaching onederland!
fantastic post, and so much of it rings true to my experience.
You have done so well, great job on the journalling all this time!!!
thanks for sharing.
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
Congratulations, Amanda; you are doing so great!
I totally hear you on the shopping thing. I feel OK to shop in some stores, but others make me anxious, like I don't belong..but only once in awhile, and I think it depends on my mood. I'm pretty up and down and some days am full of confidence and feel like I could shop anywhere, and other days it's like my brain relapses to my pre op self and I feel insecure. It's weird lol.
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
Kathy 
Thanks Kathy!
Our brains are definitely weird lol
I haven't done a lot of clothes shopping...if it has a plus size section I would be comfortable with it. Outside of that, not sure I'll be all that comfortable when the day comes when I have no choice to leave my comfort zones. Reitmens, and even Walmart is a comfy middle ground.
But I do get what you mean, some days you feel better about yourself then others. Our finicky brains!!
Amanda
Orientation April 2016 - Final approvals December 2016. Surgical Class January 23, 2017. Met with Dr. Reed February 7, 2017. Opti start date March 1, 2017. Surgery March 15, 2017 (Dr. Foute-Nelong).
HW 348 SW 316 CW 191
GW 160
Congratulations Manda!! This is a great, inspiring, honest post. Your accomplishments are amazing, as are your NSV's. The trials of the journey are a really important reflection.
Thank you for taking the time to write a "novel" as you say. I related to, enjoyed and was inspired by every word!!
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy. 
Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
Lol. AND congratulations on onderland!!! That is so great!!! So exciting!!!! I realized after I hit send I left that out. Oops.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy.
Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
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