csbsteph
Roses & Remembering
Jul 20, 2014
Said I wasn't gonna post any pics until I got down to 199 but my husband brought me these roses the other day for our Anniversary. We have two that we celebrate each year; our first date anniversary & our wedding anniversary. Saturday was our 11 years ago we had our first date anniversary. I took a trip down memory lane at my folks house the other day & looked at a couple of photo albums. I was skinny when I met my husband & a pretend blonde, then over the years I got up to almost 300 pounds...I had a lot of health issues & surgeries in between all that which attributed to my huge gain but sitting on my duff is the real reason I got so big. When we met I was 148 pounds. That's not my new goal my new goal is 160. I was also reminiscing about how fast my daughter has grown, I miss the days when she was smaller & these past 11 years have really flown by. I'm so thankful to have this second lease on my life that my surgery has allowed me to have. I feel like I've got to hit the reset button. I thank God & my amazing surgeon for giving me this second chance. Anyhoo I'm at 217 now so down 65 pounds just since March. I'm on my 4th stall & only lost a pound last week. When the stalls happen I just continue to do as normal, log my food, exercise & the stall will eventually break. Journaling is kinda tedious but I'm also kinda addicted to doing it now so I can flip back to make sure I'm getting in enough protein & keeping track of my measurements & exercise. It helps me make better choices about what I eat because I have to write it down & it stares me in the face. No cheats so far, no real cravings; I've noticed foods that I used to just engulf before smell really strong. My husband was eating a bag of chips the other day & my former fatter self never noticed how strong of potatoes & salt that they smell. My hair is still falling out but seems to have eased up a little. Keeping it trimmed & only washing it about twice a week; I know this will stop because after my sister in laws surgery a couple of years ago now her hair is just as pretty & thick as it ever was & I really don't remember her losing too much. I shed a lot in the summer months anyway so I'm sure that's a part of it too. Also still trying to find a good greek yogurt that I like; I've tried Dannon light & fit & I think either oikos or chobani- I think; anyway I don't really like anything I've tried so far with the exception of an orange cream one that I tried; it was decent but I didn't love it. Hope my pics show up; my husband is loving how I'm looking & I'm happier these days too. Sometimes as I walk by our mirror I have to freeze in my tracks because I'm starting to not recognize myself anymore. The outer shell is changing but my heart's still the same.
My Anniversary roses pic with my husband
Me & my daughter
