Celebrating the new me? Or mourning the old?

Hi, tomorrow (3/15/04) will 10 months since I had my LapRNY. I'm down 115lbs. I use to wear a size 30, & 3XL at my heaviest. Which was just before surgery. Today I wear can wear anything from 12-16 or m-lg depending on the make and style. Today, when I got up for church I put on an outfit that I had been planning on wearing all week. I thought it would look okay. Brown pants and an orange sherbet colored short sleeve sweater. I looked in the mirror and saw someone I'd never seen before, ME!!! The real me, emerging from my shell. This set off a kind of chain reaction. I asked my husband to take my monthly pictures (as I do every month.) I looked at the pictures on the computer, and there again I saw that same person looking back at me that I saw in the mirror. I looked at the one of me from the back, I said to Bill "Is that how I really look from behind?" He said, "Yep, that's you." I grinned from ear to ear. At church many people commented on how wonderful I looked. When I got home from church, I decided it was time to go through my drawers and closet and get rid of all my "fat" clothes. I never really wanted to before, because I think I hadn't accepted the fact that I am no longer an obese person. I filled one large box, and 2 large green garbage bags with clothes. I will bring them down to church tomorrow. I know someone needs them. I kept one sweater and one pair of pants to remind me of where I was. Well, I put it on, and my daughter got herself into it too, with me, lol, we were both wearing this sweater, together. (she's 15, 5'7" about 150lbs) We were laughing so hard, I was crying. I went from 282lbs to 167lbs. I'd love to lose another 30lbs, but if I didn't lose another pound I'd still be very happy. I think today I reached the point where I can actually see how much thinner I am. This was the best day I've had since surgery. I've said goodbye to the fat me, and hello to the healthier, thinner me. And I think I've fallen in love with her. LOL. Thank you for listening, I'm sorry it's so long. Has anyone else gone through this kind of metamorphasis?

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