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it' nice t have a man's perspective. plus you're a Texan, lol. My mother was from Texas who lived in "exile" in California for 55 years when she married my daddy. I have family all around the Ft Worth area. I miss the drawl I grew up with. You have done wonderfully with your surgery too. Thanks for the reply! Which dog is the daschund? You have good taste in pets. Hugs, Sue
Welcome back to OFF. No family is complete without all of it's members.
Congratulations on the weight loss. That is totally amazing. What a difference in the sizes also. I am now 1 year out from my surgery and down about 105 pounds. I can't give you a exact amount since I haven't weighed myself for a while. I just can't believe that either~me not living on the scale. I use to do that and now I must be just living life instead of the weight! That is alright with me. This surgery never ceases to amaze me either with all of the wonderful things that go with it.
I am so glad that you are back and will be chatting with us more often.
Congratulations on the weight loss. That is totally amazing. What a difference in the sizes also. I am now 1 year out from my surgery and down about 105 pounds. I can't give you a exact amount since I haven't weighed myself for a while. I just can't believe that either~me not living on the scale. I use to do that and now I must be just living life instead of the weight! That is alright with me. This surgery never ceases to amaze me either with all of the wonderful things that go with it.
I am so glad that you are back and will be chatting with us more often.
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
well ,hello ,stranger!!!!!!!!!!!!! so awesome to see you posting again--you must do this more often!!!!!!!!!!!!!
working ft doing what???
sue--did you ever think you would lose 218 # ?????????? gosh..i remember your fears before you had your surgery--look at you gf!!!!!!!!
hugs and prayers!!!!!!!!!!!
working ft doing what???
sue--did you ever think you would lose 218 # ?????????? gosh..i remember your fears before you had your surgery--look at you gf!!!!!!!!
hugs and prayers!!!!!!!!!!!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White
I'm working at the only answering service in our small town. I went back to work this last April. What a shock after not working for three years. Though I am glad I had the time before surgery getting prepared for it. It was a long haul getting there.
Though having the surgery has not been easy. I am one of the people who have had a rough time. But the difficulties helped me lose more weight than I EVER beleived possible. I don't think I will lose much more. Though a bunch will come off when I have the extra skin gone from my tummy tuck. I won't be surprized if it amounts to over 20 pounds. I am thrilled being a size 18, I'm only 1 size larger than when I was in high school and that's pretty good for being out of school 40 years, lol.
I was afraid before the surgery. The emotional load from so many years of being so heavy made it impossible to feel I would actually lose the weight. Intellectually, I understood I could, but the fear of it not really happening was all emotional. You feel what you feel and even good sense can't alway over come the emotions.
I can look in the mirror now and like what I see. For the first time in my life I see I am a nice looking woman. I never believed it before because I couldn't see beyond my weight and how it made me feel about myself. That has been a big thing to discover self acceptance in myself!
I still have eating issues and have to be so careful of what I eat. I still have things come back up frequently. Sugar is hell as well as fats. I dump severly so easily. But it sure teaches one to watch EVERYTHING you eat. I honest to God hate cottage cheese, but I still eat it almost everyday because it is the one thing that never bothers me. But I like protien shakes and finally bought a 1000 watt blender that makes all the difference in the world for me. I can eat fruit and actually have learned to like it. I don't miss any particular food and that still surprizes me. If something makes me sick or dump I learned to not care to have it again. Kind of like getting sick on something from having the flu. I am still learning how to cook in this new style, but I'm getting there. It is learning how and what to eat all over from the start. So many changes.
I have NO regrets. Even with all the problems I'd still do it again and tell anyone to go ahead and have the surgery. The changes and challenges are worth the reward of being a " normal" size person. I have spent more money on clothes just like I warned my husband I would be doing. I donated 16 contractor size garbage bags of clothing in my old 7X and down to the local Hospice thrift shop. I didn't keep anything because I don't need the reminder. I can wear Western clothes now, even cowboy boots in a size smaller. Since we have the cattle ranch and I am married to an honest to goodness cowboy it's fun to be able to dress that style. I am not a horse woman like Judy, but I love the look. Just call me country casual. I am still in my jeans, sweaters and tee shirts though. Who ever gets the chance to dress up?
Though having the surgery has not been easy. I am one of the people who have had a rough time. But the difficulties helped me lose more weight than I EVER beleived possible. I don't think I will lose much more. Though a bunch will come off when I have the extra skin gone from my tummy tuck. I won't be surprized if it amounts to over 20 pounds. I am thrilled being a size 18, I'm only 1 size larger than when I was in high school and that's pretty good for being out of school 40 years, lol.
I was afraid before the surgery. The emotional load from so many years of being so heavy made it impossible to feel I would actually lose the weight. Intellectually, I understood I could, but the fear of it not really happening was all emotional. You feel what you feel and even good sense can't alway over come the emotions.
I can look in the mirror now and like what I see. For the first time in my life I see I am a nice looking woman. I never believed it before because I couldn't see beyond my weight and how it made me feel about myself. That has been a big thing to discover self acceptance in myself!
I still have eating issues and have to be so careful of what I eat. I still have things come back up frequently. Sugar is hell as well as fats. I dump severly so easily. But it sure teaches one to watch EVERYTHING you eat. I honest to God hate cottage cheese, but I still eat it almost everyday because it is the one thing that never bothers me. But I like protien shakes and finally bought a 1000 watt blender that makes all the difference in the world for me. I can eat fruit and actually have learned to like it. I don't miss any particular food and that still surprizes me. If something makes me sick or dump I learned to not care to have it again. Kind of like getting sick on something from having the flu. I am still learning how to cook in this new style, but I'm getting there. It is learning how and what to eat all over from the start. So many changes.
I have NO regrets. Even with all the problems I'd still do it again and tell anyone to go ahead and have the surgery. The changes and challenges are worth the reward of being a " normal" size person. I have spent more money on clothes just like I warned my husband I would be doing. I donated 16 contractor size garbage bags of clothing in my old 7X and down to the local Hospice thrift shop. I didn't keep anything because I don't need the reminder. I can wear Western clothes now, even cowboy boots in a size smaller. Since we have the cattle ranch and I am married to an honest to goodness cowboy it's fun to be able to dress that style. I am not a horse woman like Judy, but I love the look. Just call me country casual. I am still in my jeans, sweaters and tee shirts though. Who ever gets the chance to dress up?
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