long overdue update

Oct 21, 2011

It's been over 6 months now and I have lost 70 lbs. I have been very busy with life since the operation...going out with friends and just being out there participating in so many things that I used to make excuses not to go so I could hide my weight and unhappiness from all. I am out of all the size 12 clothes that I had left from many many years ago and have gotten rid of all my old larger sizes...what a chathartic experience that was!! I am working a physical job so I find that I get enough full body exercise on a daily basis, plus I walk my dog twice a day.

There were many times through the last few months where I would stall with my weight loss but it was usually because I was eating too many sweets etc. When I consciously ate better (think--Canada's food groups!) I did better. I never had any issues with nausea, only a few times i had to lay down if I ate too much or ate too quickly. I am getting better and better at knowing my body and how much I need as time goes by. I get ravenously hungry but a few bites is all I need to get past it. Before surgery it would take a feast to quell a huge hunger! I find that I keep those 100 calorie packages of almonds in my car and my purse and that is a huge lifesaver especially since I'm on the road a lot going from client to client. I work usually 6 hours a day and that suits me well since it is highly physical work. I'm tired at the end of the day but happy! I haven't had too much trouble with wrinkled skin, probably because my weight loss has been gradual...not too fast. Can you believe it! I have had people tell me at my current weight that I should stop losing weight because I look fine!!! Hello...I'm 180 lbs...that is not fine! It's great and better than ever, but that is still not a good BMI to have and my waist size is still too large (37 inches). It's funny how people don't want you to change and if you are reading this you will find that you too will get comments like that. I have told people that not to worry, I won't waste away on them, lol. I have also lost a lot of hair over the last few months, it falls out from all around my head so I don't have any baldness, but I can see that it is growing back, so I'm not too worried. My hair stylist said that is normal with all my weight loss and it will come back.

You can't please everyone and I have gone from being a people pleaser to a person who knows how to say no. The changes you will go through are so positive in so many ways...like being good at making boundaries, knowing when to say no, etc. These are such good skills to have. I don't have any desire to fix people any more. I've become a very good listener now and not a fixer. This is a huge improvement.

PHew! I didn't think I had much to share...but look at this blog!

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