hawkeye_kate
16 Weeks out! It's Been awhile!!
Oct 21, 2014
Wow! I can't believe I am 4 months out from surgery already! Time has flown by! I thought that when I started this journey that Blogging would be my outlet. I would be able to come here are type out all my struggles and wins or just vent. But it turns out that life has got the best of me and I haven't thought much about this blog at all!! I am making a promise to myself to do better with this...even if no one else reads it!!
So, 16 weeks out...where am I now? Well, I started my journey at 316 lbs. That was over a year ago when I had my very first visit to the Center for Weight Management @ Genesis Health System (in Iowa). I had the sleeve done on June 30, 2014. My weight when I got home from the hospital was 293 lbs. Today I am at 236 lbs! That make my loss 80 lbs since my heaviest and 57 lbs since surgery. This still just blows my mind. I can't even remember the last time I weighed under 250 lbs. I have been feeling absolutely wonderful as well. I haven't had any problems (which I feel blessed). I still struggle getting my Protein and Liquids in but I think this is a struggle for us all! I just take things one day at a time. Exercise is still very minimal but I plan to join the YMCA very soon. I hope that once my butt get to the gym it will get nice an comfy there :) I want to make that a regular part of my schedule.
I have noticed that I am better with how the weight is coming off now. I was getting upset when I would stall out for a week or even just a few days. But now I know that my body is adjusting to the new size and sometimes it takes it a little time to do this. As long as it comes off eventually I am okay with the time it is taking. Slow and steady wins the race, right??
Well, I want to keep this short and sweet. Just wanted to get back into this and start tracking my journey a little more. I will post some current pictures soon-you can let me know if you notice a difference!! :)
~~Kate~~