all i want for Christmas is the next 2 pounds! - long...sorry!
hey LW's! i promise i'll try to get a picture on here soon!
well....i know.....the song is "all i want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth"....but i want the next 2 pounds. when the next 2 pounds are gone i'll be in the 150's which means i'll be within my weight range on those "charts" we all hear about! oh my gosh.....don't remember the last time i was within the "normal" weight limit!
so.....i'm doing all i can.....we'll see how it goes! if not by Christmas....maybe by 1/1/11!
today is my 6 month surgiversary and i'm down 88.6 pounds. WOOHOO! thinking about 6 months ago....how very miserable i was! i was wearing a size 18 yeans....today...as i type this i'm wearing a size 6 (not all my jeans are this size..depends on the brand). my size 10 dress pants are way too big....i've ordered size 8 ane we'll see how that goes. i went from a 1X top to a size Medium....don't every remember wearing a size Medium....EVER!
i've had my bloodwork done and all my levels are great. have an appointmen with my surgeon next week for my 6 month follow up. i feel great....no longer on blood pressure meds.....no longer on CPAP....have lots of energy and i've actually started running! finished the couch to 5k program and am loving running. will do my third 5K next month and can't wait. i'm getting rid of all my clothes as they become too big! oh my goodness.....i almost want to hold onto them with the mindset "just in case" this doesn't work....but.....not doing that. this is going to work. i'll have to watch what i eat for the rest of my life and i understand that. i can't go back. i can't look back....i can't!
getting lots of comments.....my hubbies step mom says i've lost too much....others say "don't lose any more".....but...as i've posted before....these folks didn't say a word as i was eating myself to death so i pretty much just take it with a grain of salt. i still haven't had any sweets or anything i'm not supposed to have. i don't even want the taste in my mouth. i've been a compulsive eater for many years and just don't want to have the temptation.....if i could have won against the temptation i'd have never been in the place to have surgery! so....i know my weakness and i just choose to stay away from it. it don't bother me to have the "no-no" foods in the house. hubby loves the "no-no" foods. i just dont' eat it....i'm afraid to have the taste in my mouth again.....i guess once an addict....always an addict.....i read a post the other day that said we're in "remission" and that's true....i really liked that.
my hair continues to come out. its is so terribly thin! seems that the loss has begun to slow just a bit and i do see new growth....'bout 1/4 to 1/2 inch long......but will be so happy when i can see that my hair is getting thicker! until then....Lord continue to give me the strength and courage to accept it!
all in all......i'm still loving my RNY!!!
Merry Christmas to all.....and to all a good night!
Jenni
well....i know.....the song is "all i want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth"....but i want the next 2 pounds. when the next 2 pounds are gone i'll be in the 150's which means i'll be within my weight range on those "charts" we all hear about! oh my gosh.....don't remember the last time i was within the "normal" weight limit!
so.....i'm doing all i can.....we'll see how it goes! if not by Christmas....maybe by 1/1/11!
today is my 6 month surgiversary and i'm down 88.6 pounds. WOOHOO! thinking about 6 months ago....how very miserable i was! i was wearing a size 18 yeans....today...as i type this i'm wearing a size 6 (not all my jeans are this size..depends on the brand). my size 10 dress pants are way too big....i've ordered size 8 ane we'll see how that goes. i went from a 1X top to a size Medium....don't every remember wearing a size Medium....EVER!
i've had my bloodwork done and all my levels are great. have an appointmen with my surgeon next week for my 6 month follow up. i feel great....no longer on blood pressure meds.....no longer on CPAP....have lots of energy and i've actually started running! finished the couch to 5k program and am loving running. will do my third 5K next month and can't wait. i'm getting rid of all my clothes as they become too big! oh my goodness.....i almost want to hold onto them with the mindset "just in case" this doesn't work....but.....not doing that. this is going to work. i'll have to watch what i eat for the rest of my life and i understand that. i can't go back. i can't look back....i can't!
getting lots of comments.....my hubbies step mom says i've lost too much....others say "don't lose any more".....but...as i've posted before....these folks didn't say a word as i was eating myself to death so i pretty much just take it with a grain of salt. i still haven't had any sweets or anything i'm not supposed to have. i don't even want the taste in my mouth. i've been a compulsive eater for many years and just don't want to have the temptation.....if i could have won against the temptation i'd have never been in the place to have surgery! so....i know my weakness and i just choose to stay away from it. it don't bother me to have the "no-no" foods in the house. hubby loves the "no-no" foods. i just dont' eat it....i'm afraid to have the taste in my mouth again.....i guess once an addict....always an addict.....i read a post the other day that said we're in "remission" and that's true....i really liked that.
my hair continues to come out. its is so terribly thin! seems that the loss has begun to slow just a bit and i do see new growth....'bout 1/4 to 1/2 inch long......but will be so happy when i can see that my hair is getting thicker! until then....Lord continue to give me the strength and courage to accept it!
all in all......i'm still loving my RNY!!!
Merry Christmas to all.....and to all a good night!
Jenni
Blessings, J
HW 250.4/SW 238/1ST GOAL 155/2ND GOAL 150/CW 143.6
HW 250.4/SW 238/1ST GOAL 155/2ND GOAL 150/CW 143.6
You have done GREAT!!! Congratulations!!!! I bet you can have the next 2 lbs off my 1.1.11. I felt tired just reading about all your physical activity. Good for you.
"Once an addict, always an addict." So true. I don't bring tempting things into my house. I have thrown things away that I have brought in, and haven't been able to stop eating.
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Boy can I relate!
I am literally 1 pound away from my first goal of 145 pounds. The scale keeps teasing me, getting soooo close to that 145 pounds - then it will skip back and I will weight 147... 146-1/2....148!!!.... then back down to 146... but never 145!!! URGH! I think it's those really significant weight milestones that seem to come the hardest....
I am pretty sure I will revise my final goal to 135 pounds .... I definitely have some flab still to lose, like some back rolls. I look good in clothes and I am very happy about that. But going with 135 pounds would build in some room for bounce-back gain.
I too started in size 16-18 pants and XL tops. Now I wear either size 6 or 8 pants and a small or medium top. Who would have thunk it? My feet have even gotten smaller!!! Life is so good.... As I have gotten thinner, my hair certainly has, too - but now I see the regrowth and that makes me happy. I take my biotin faithfully -
Anyway, sorry to ramble - just wanted to let you know you are not alone!! I know you will do it - one day you will just step on that scale and get the cooperation you've been looking for!!
I am literally 1 pound away from my first goal of 145 pounds. The scale keeps teasing me, getting soooo close to that 145 pounds - then it will skip back and I will weight 147... 146-1/2....148!!!.... then back down to 146... but never 145!!! URGH! I think it's those really significant weight milestones that seem to come the hardest....
I am pretty sure I will revise my final goal to 135 pounds .... I definitely have some flab still to lose, like some back rolls. I look good in clothes and I am very happy about that. But going with 135 pounds would build in some room for bounce-back gain.
I too started in size 16-18 pants and XL tops. Now I wear either size 6 or 8 pants and a small or medium top. Who would have thunk it? My feet have even gotten smaller!!! Life is so good.... As I have gotten thinner, my hair certainly has, too - but now I see the regrowth and that makes me happy. I take my biotin faithfully -
Anyway, sorry to ramble - just wanted to let you know you are not alone!! I know you will do it - one day you will just step on that scale and get the cooperation you've been looking for!!
What a great post. I can tell how excited you are to be the new you. Congrats and you will make it for sure, by Christmas, who knows, but with your attitude, you will make it. Great job.
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thanks, peeps!
i've only posted a couple of times as i tend to ramble! thanks so much for your encouragement!
one funny thing.....went to the ob/gyn for my yearly exam and he was so happy for my and my weightloss......but as he's leaving the room for me to get dressed.....he stops at the door and says....hey....maybe santa will leave you a plastic surgeon under your tree this year!!!
reckon he meant that he didn't like my saggy skin? WHAT A HOOT!!!
i've only posted a couple of times as i tend to ramble! thanks so much for your encouragement!
one funny thing.....went to the ob/gyn for my yearly exam and he was so happy for my and my weightloss......but as he's leaving the room for me to get dressed.....he stops at the door and says....hey....maybe santa will leave you a plastic surgeon under your tree this year!!!
reckon he meant that he didn't like my saggy skin? WHAT A HOOT!!!
Blessings, J
HW 250.4/SW 238/1ST GOAL 155/2ND GOAL 150/CW 143.6
HW 250.4/SW 238/1ST GOAL 155/2ND GOAL 150/CW 143.6
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