newmein2013

On 3/6/2012 I had VSG surgery and yes, it was the best decision I ever made. My life has changed soo much and all for the good.
I exercise every day
I can bend over and tie my shoes
I can cross my legs
I no longer need seat belt extender on airplanes
I can wear heels
I wore a dress for the first time in 8 years 2 weeks ago
I went hiking with my grand kids yesterday and we had to stop for rests because THEY were tired, not me!
I have soo much energy
I feel good about myself again
I went from a size 24-26 to a 12
I fit in a booth at restaurants
I can mow my own grass(dont have to hire someone to do it this year)
I could go on forever about the benefits of this surgery, instead let me just show you

So i finally ended my first stall. It lasted about 3 weeks, which i hear is pretty normal, but boy were those 3 weeks frustrating! I was convinced i wasn't going to lose anymore weight, even though common sense told me otherwise. But this morning i decided to try on my pre-pregnancy pants (my son is 6), and they FIT! just a tad snug in the waist but omg! I'm soo happy! This was my first mini goal, and i can't believe I've reached it! I couldn't be happier today!!

I'm starting off on a GREAT foot today, my friends.
I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 409.
Now, MOST people would see that and burst into tears. I understand that. Not me, tho.
In my journey, I don't even know what I weighed when I started. My doctor hasn't been able to weigh me in years because his scale cuts off at 400. Even my nutritionist, whose office had oversized bariatric furniture, had an older scale the cut off at 350!!
So I consider my "start weight" to be 459. But this weight was taken in November 2012, when I had already been dieting for 10 weeks. So my start weight was likely higher than that, but I don't know by how much.
So to step on the scale this morning and see that I've dropped 50lbs since November really makes me happy.
I'm on Day 3 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet.
Surgery is May 2nd.
I can't wait to start seeing and feeling my results when the weight loss is more significant.
50 lbs is wonderful, but it's just the beginning of a long journey for me.
But I'm getting there. And I'm proud of myself for all I've done so far.
This feels like a milestone... I never thought I could ever lose weight on my own, but through my own dedicated work on myself, I've lost 50. I never thought I'd see the day, and now - here it is.
I hope everyone else is also having a HAPPY SATURDAY!

Is Caltrate 600 + D acceptable?
I'm just in the beginning stages.
Thanks for any info you can offer