Fall 2011 Super Secret Clubhouse!
Drum roll please!!!!! Saying goodbye to the FAT ME
My internet was down for five days and I was going through withdrawal. So good to be back online.
Monday was my first post op visit to MD and I had such a gratifying day. My MD was impressed by how great I was doing with my meals, movements, healing, and my weight loss. Drum roll please..... I lost 22 lbs since surgery. I was so thrilled, i cried. The last time i had weight loss success was my weekly meeting at weight*********, and it was a 1.2 lbs. I began to feel lke this might actually work for me. I have turned the corner and now , LOOK OUT, world ,here I go.
This has been a difficult two weeks of recovery and experimentation with my diet and exercise. I had moments, thinking I had made a terrible decision because I didn't know if I could do this. We all have weak moments and I had several over the past week.
The most satisfying moment was not when I stepped on that scale in the MD office though. It was going out to lunch with my mom and sisters. They ordered their salads and grilled chicken breast sandwiches and such and I ordered a cup of soup broth. We talked and laughed throughout the meal and when they were finished eating, I still had 1/3 of my soup broth left and I wasn't feeling deprived or obsessed with what I had to eat in comparison to what they had. I actually had a meal and did not worry about what I should eat verses what I wanted to eat. I enjoyed their company and the meal was about the sharing the day with my family, not what i was eating. This is one of my biggest hurdles. I LOVE food and my world used to revolve around it. My goal is to learn how to love food, but not to have it rule my life.
I am starting to learn how to prioritize my life and food is becoming what I use to nourish my body, but my soul, spirit, personality, and character is what drives me.
I am keeping a journal of this weight loss journey. One of my entries was to write a letter to the "fat me" and then turn around and write a letter from the "fat me" to the "thin me " awaiting to come out. This was a great exercise. I said goodbye to the "fat Me" and forgave her for the pain we were going through due to the reckless behaviors. I am saying hello everyday to the thin ME , who is showing her face for the first time in years. This special luncheon was the first time the thin Kat had been seen in years.
Needless to say , my family has missed her and her spirit.
Monday was my first post op visit to MD and I had such a gratifying day. My MD was impressed by how great I was doing with my meals, movements, healing, and my weight loss. Drum roll please..... I lost 22 lbs since surgery. I was so thrilled, i cried. The last time i had weight loss success was my weekly meeting at weight*********, and it was a 1.2 lbs. I began to feel lke this might actually work for me. I have turned the corner and now , LOOK OUT, world ,here I go.
This has been a difficult two weeks of recovery and experimentation with my diet and exercise. I had moments, thinking I had made a terrible decision because I didn't know if I could do this. We all have weak moments and I had several over the past week.
The most satisfying moment was not when I stepped on that scale in the MD office though. It was going out to lunch with my mom and sisters. They ordered their salads and grilled chicken breast sandwiches and such and I ordered a cup of soup broth. We talked and laughed throughout the meal and when they were finished eating, I still had 1/3 of my soup broth left and I wasn't feeling deprived or obsessed with what I had to eat in comparison to what they had. I actually had a meal and did not worry about what I should eat verses what I wanted to eat. I enjoyed their company and the meal was about the sharing the day with my family, not what i was eating. This is one of my biggest hurdles. I LOVE food and my world used to revolve around it. My goal is to learn how to love food, but not to have it rule my life.
I am starting to learn how to prioritize my life and food is becoming what I use to nourish my body, but my soul, spirit, personality, and character is what drives me.
I am keeping a journal of this weight loss journey. One of my entries was to write a letter to the "fat me" and then turn around and write a letter from the "fat me" to the "thin me " awaiting to come out. This was a great exercise. I said goodbye to the "fat Me" and forgave her for the pain we were going through due to the reckless behaviors. I am saying hello everyday to the thin ME , who is showing her face for the first time in years. This special luncheon was the first time the thin Kat had been seen in years.
Needless to say , my family has missed her and her spirit.
December 2010 -- March 2011 loss 24 by removing all fast food and cooking healthier at home
March 2011 - started weigh****chers
June 2011 - joined the gym (4 days aqua fit/cardio and 1 day with personal trainer)
I can honestly say that I have never really tried to loose weight and with those changes it was pretty easy and now with my new tool it's going to be even easier. Won't get back to weights until 8 weeks (bummer!!)
March 2011 - started weigh****chers
June 2011 - joined the gym (4 days aqua fit/cardio and 1 day with personal trainer)
I can honestly say that I have never really tried to loose weight and with those changes it was pretty easy and now with my new tool it's going to be even easier. Won't get back to weights until 8 weeks (bummer!!)
Starting weight (12/10) - 346; Surgery day weight (10/11) - 282.4
I think the letter writing and journal are great ideas-we have a lot to sort out in our minds after WLS, it such a life changing event!
Congrats on doing so well ! Can't wait to join you on the looser's bench :)
HW-298 SW-251 Loss/Month post RNY(1)-23.5,(2)-23.3,(3)-9.9,(4)-10.6,(5)-8.9,(6)-7.7,(7)-4.2,(8)-7.5,(9)-1.7,(10)-10.8*first goal reached*,(11)-6,(12)-1.3,(13)-0.3,(14)+2.9-*changed scales that weigh 2lbs heavier*,(15)-0.3(16)-4.7(17),+5.8(18)-1.5,(19)+4.4,(20)-+4,(21)-1.2,(22)+3.5,(23)
What a beautiful post! Just what we need to keep going! I am so happy for you!!
Support Group for Fall 2011 WLS! Please come and join!
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Fall_2011_WLS/
