fatoldbat
25 weeks post op!
Dec 12, 2010
Well, folks, i'm 25 weeks post op! won't be long til my 6 month surgiversary! where has the time gone? oh my gosh! i'm still loving my RNY with all my heart! as of this morning, i've lost 87 pounds! woohoo!!! i'm so very excited! i've finished the couch to 5k program...woohoo!! and saturday i actually ran for 40 minutes without stopping! it's not a fast run...but it's running! and it seems that running is taking off the inches. i've always been a walker but the running, even though its not much more than a brisk walk as far as speed goes, gets my heart rate up and seems to be working really well for me!i'm cleaning out the closets and getting rid of the clothes i can no longer wear! can't believe i wear a medium shirt now. i don't think i ever wore a size medium anything! my jeans range in size.....i have some 10's but mostly 8's and even have a couple of 6's! just depends on how they're made! still just buying the basics. but i don't think i'll get much smaller. i'm a little over 8 pounds from my official goal weight of 155. my dr (obgyn) has always wanted me to weigh 155 but at my check up last week....he said he'd like me to weigh 145-150! my pcp says 140-145! i weighed 145 when i got married almost 35 years ago! don't know if any of that is practical and i certainly don't want to lose so much that i look sick. i guess i'll know when i've lost enough. of course, i'm getting lots of input from folks right now that says i've lost enough weight....of course, these people didn't say a word when i was eating myself to death!
i got a bit emotional last week. december 6 of last year was the day i went to the WLS seminar. it seemed as if the 6 months of jumping through hoops was so far out of reach. but the Lord said....one step at a time....one day at a time....and here i am! 87 pounds lost! oh my gosh! what an awesome year it's been! if feels good to do something for me! just like the running! it works wonders for my stress! and helps me be healthy!
bummer.....the hair continues to come out! doesn't seem that its coming out quite as bad last week but its still coming out. still doing all i can do! got lots of new growth coming in but it seems to be growing at a snail's pace.....but...at least it's there! i want so badly to have a thick head of hair again.....as in....not being able to see my scalp! but....i'm sure that the Lord will continue to give me the strength and courage to accept whatever comes!
my sweet, sweet hubby still continues to be so very supportive! i love him more than he'll ever know!
funny note....at the ob/gyn last week for my check up.....after the exam, the dr was leaving the room so i could get dressed. he stopped at the door and said, "maybe Santa will leave you a plastic surgeon under your tree for Christmas!". wow.....i reckon he wasn't impressed by my saggy skin, huh? so i got up, tucked the saggy skin in my pants and said, see ya next year! what a hoot!
til next time!!
