I'm feeling fabulous! 36 weeks postop today...or 8 mos and 1 week. Still can't decide how to count that! LOL
I am into the 170's from a high of 310lbs. It's pretty surreal. I don't really remember how much I weighed in High School...some 29+ years ago, but I do know I wore a size 14 all through and for a bit after graduation. Today I am wearing size 12 jeans. and a large long-sleeved tee that fits nicely. The XL running jacket I bought a few months ago is too big, but is keeping me warm. That's the other thing, I used to love the cold! I had an office where it was 68 degrees year round and I loved it! I now wear these long sleeve tees under my scrubs at work every day because I'm always cold in an office that is 70 degrees....even put a scrub jacket over top sometimes. I guess it's because I lost my padding. Sayonara!!!
At my 6-mos appointment with my surgeon we agreed that 170lbs would be my goal weight. Only 4 more to go! It does make me a little nervous if my body will stop losing. I've been told by several people that I am "too skinny" and "need to stop losing weight". I have been eating correctly and getting in my protein & water. I have not, on the other hand, been working out. I do get about 6-8K steps at work each day, but I'm not doing any cardio or strength training regularly. I watched one of Dr. V's videos about not working out after weight loss surgery. It made a lot of sense to me and I stopped working out. With the under 1,000 calories/day that I'm eating, I would need to eat more if I was working out and I honestly don't know if I could eat more. My restriction works very well!
NSV's: No longer pre-diabetic, on half the BP meds I used to be, size 12 jeans, size Lg tops, smaller sizes than HS, take stairs instead of the elevator, ordered a pair of "Miss Me" jeans (sz 30), not being recognized by people - the doubletakes, did a 5K, lots of energy, better overall outlook, can feel my ribs and see my collarbones (even though they scared me upon discovering them!)
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