4 months and 50 pounds gone. I weighed in at 158 this morning at my Weight Watchers meeting. This has been an exciting journey. I lost weight every week for 18 weeks until last week when I gained 1.4 pounds. I dug in counting my points and this week found me with a loss of 4.8 lbs. I have so few clothes left in my closet. I bought a size 8P at Christopher and Banks on New Years. Not sure I have ever worn that size before in my life. I am also wearing a medium in tops. The weight loss and the smaller clothes are awesome but the real victories are the newfound energy for work and home. I have been cleaning, organizing, cooking more since Christmas than I have in probably the last 5 years.
I haven't found anything I can't eat but my restriction keeps me with small portions. I was taken off my blood pressure, diabetic, and cholesterol medicine immediately after surgery and have done great since then.
My biggest problem is the hair loss. My hair has been coming out in clumps since a month after my surgery and continues. I take 10,000 mg of biotin once a day and use minoxidil 2 times a day. I also just purchased a shampoo, conditioner, and scalp treatment by the name of Nioxin. My hair dresser says it has made a difference in her mother's hair. I have noticed my hair is fuller but that could have been from the haircut and color that I received. It seems to have slowed down but maybe that is my wish so I made it so in my head.
I have to say this is the best tool I have had. I didn't realize how disgusted I was with myself but now I feel content. I followed my surgeon's plan to the T and really believe I that is why I have done so well.
My New Years goal is to make goal in Weight Watchers and become a lifetime member. I need to have something to help me to be accountable with my weight loss for the rest of my life. It would also be nice to become a WW leader at some point. I have about 28 more lbs to lose. I am 5'2 and hope I can get down to 130. Maybe not possible since I am 55 years old.
As I read this I see I am all over the place but it is really hard to wrap my head around all the changes in such a short time. I felt the need to record my journey. I am thankful to God, my family, and friends. I truly am blessed.