Goal and beyond an awakening moment

Gail, it sounds like you understand how I feel. It's funnt because when people act like I am someone else my mind is thinking "wow, how big was I"? One hundred pounds is a lot but I can't get over how I still feel the same. I remember going and trying on a shirt and thinking "gee, I wonder why it doesn't fit"......now I try on shirts and think do I get small or extra small and how the heck did this all happen.

I feel blessed but my brain is really playing catch up to these changes. I wish us and anyone else going through this continued success!

Mo!

WLS has been a gift of renewed health and a second chance at living a healthy life. I feel so much gratitude everday, and when I am sweating away in a spin class, hiking, or lifting weights, I am grateful for the ability to move my body like I am able to now. People remark on the outside transformation, but I am transforming myself on the inside.

When I hit goal, it seemed anti-climatic, but after a couple of months, the real changes are continuation of the behaviors that enabled me to lose 100 lbs on a 4'11" frame. Maintenance is the continuation of what helped us to lose the weight. It is now about the choices we make, and less about the surgery. We have a very powerful tool to help us, but ultimately, it is still up to us to make the healthy choices.

Wishing you the best along your journey into maintenance.

Gail

Congrats! You have done amazing, keep it up!

Thank you!

congratulations on your success!  you've done great!  i'm still working on getting my brain to keep up......ain't going real well!  i still find myself wandering over to the women's department at clothing stores and then i stop and think....oh....this isn't my size anymore!  it seems hard for me to have the fat girl brain inside a size 4 body!  i'm so very thankful for my RNY.  it truly gave me my life back!  i've lost 108 pounds and i've seen people that didn't recognize me until i started talking to them!  that just blows my mind!  looks like our journey's have been alot alike!

best wishes for your journey!!!