Avery's Mom

So not really a victory BUT I had to put on a wetsuit yesterday and I was not embarrassed. we swam with the manatees!

So not really a victory BUT I had to put on a wetsuit yesterday and I was not embarrassed. we swam with the manatees!

So not really a victory BUT I had to put on a wetsuit yesterday and I was not embarrassed. we swam with the manatees!

I had a few this weekend and I really needed them to stay motivated. I ate poorly this week, eating too much in general and making poor food choices. I had a week that was beyond stressful for many reasons and I found myself trying to use food as a drug again. I was feeling sorry for myself thinking that I can never have a coke or a mimosa again, and when I previewed a menu before a night out I was lamenting that I couldn't eat many of my favorite dishes (Cuban spot, lots of delicious rice dishes!). But then...
I bought a top for the first time in 20 years from a company that doesn't do plus sizes (yes, it was a tunic, and they run large, but I bought a regular sized "large" and it was roomy!). I wore it out with my husband for date night and despite being a long way from goal, I felt better looking in the mirror than I have in a really, really long time. We went to the movies and I realized that there was a fair amount of space in my seat. I can't remember the last time that I didn't feel uncomfortable worrying that my giant arms would squish the stranger on the other armrest side. So after that, when we went to the restaurant, I happily ate a few bites of my fish and veggies, took home a generous doggie bag and thought to myself, this is better than the cocktail. This is better than the paella rice that you wanted to order. Feeling comfortable in your own skin is better! It gave me the fuel I need to get back to good choices.

I have three I can think of:
- this weekend I went swimming with my daughter and I used the ladder to get out of the pool instead of the gradual entry! I haven't been able to do that for years.
- I didn't wake up my daughter with my snoring at our hotel! A plus for both of us because she would end up waking me up to tell me I had woken her up.
- I have moved out of the morbidly obese range to just obese now haha

I zipped up a pair of (not wide-calf) boots yesterday! Even when I weighed 150 pounds before, I always needed wide-calf boots! This is a first in my adult life! Woo-hoo!
Also, I have a job interview on Tuesday. The last time I wore my suit (which I had just purchased) was late November. I had to have the pants taken in almost 2 inches! Yippee!

the caramel is really good too!

I only had my surgery on 3/27, besides feeling sorry for myself that I can't eat that waffles and fried chicken I just saw on a commercial (but have never thought of eating before in my life!) the only regret is that I waited so long. I am 57 and wish I considered this years earlier.

Elvira's silence is telling. I bet her surgery procedure went through anyway and she's in recovery! This said, although I am very new here, from what I've read it's generally not a good idea to sneak food before surgery, especially that close before it. The stomach finishes digestion 8-10 hours after you eat so there was likely little or no food left in hers, but guaranteed her surgeon knew there were food remains in her large intestine and will scold her a bit about it. But her silence so far makes me hopeful. I am pulling for her they operated anyway and she will be fine. Don't cheat, folks! (Says the girl who munched poke with no rice a day ago...) *blush*

I been doing really well after my surgery when back to work two days later hardly anything pain I guess that’s a good sign? I can drink Water abut normal now is this suppose less pain like how I feel? But i feel great and hardly have an appetite like before I do think about food but once I drink water or have some broth I am over it I got 11 more days before I am on purée

I was only told I could try them at 3 months. some do irritate me, others not so much.

Send me your 22's! lol I am down from a 28-30 to 22-24!

Way to go!

yep I hit the wall at 4 weeks! the next week I dropped 5lbs! hang in there

yep I hit the wall at 4 weeks! the next week I dropped 5lbs! hang in there

SO obviously you did not read the post. Bye Felicia

SO obviously you did not read the post. Bye Felicia

SO obviously you did not read the post. Bye Felicia

SO obviously you did not read the post. Bye Felicia

much love to you! I agree get your records and move on from RUDE surgeon. Good luck and keep us posted.

Ok, this is an odd one, but I'll take it: Since losing the weight, I find (and so does Mr., as I needed a second opinion, lol) that I am no longer in need for deodorant. I'm not sure if it's because my diet is different, or because I am always cold and no longer as hot as I used to be, but it is what it is. Though even after working out, and getting all sweaty, upon close inspection, I still manage to avoid smelling "ripened". Go figure.
Again, I'll take it.

I’ve always seen those girls who can sit cross legged (Indian style I guess) in their office chairs and I was always too big for that. This week I can officially sit like that in my chair like that and not be uncomfortable. A weird NSV but it makes me happy 😃

My towel wrapped all around me today after I took my shower

Also what feels like things falling apart may be only things falling finally into place!

Just got back from a trip on a plane. I can not express how good it feels to actually fit in a seat and not crowd the person next to me. Hard to keep from grinning the whole flight

YOUR 'co-morbidity' issues should qualify you. your surgeon will make sure you meet the specs. Chin up!