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7 Months Out and 100 lbs. Down

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Amanda131    214

Amanda131
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I've been MIA buried in work and mostly ghosting this site but I wanted to share that today is seven months since I've been sleeved. Three days ago I officially hit 100 lbs. lost since I started this journey (I lost 12 lbs. pre-op). It still seems surreal to me that I have lost 100 lbs. Some days I can see it and others I still see remnants of the "fat girl". The one thing that is consistent though is that I feel amazing. I am never out of breath, I have boundless energy and simply enjoy life in a way that I never did before.

I started running in July and training for a 1/2 marathon. I ran 6 miles with my running group this morning and led the pack. The old me couldn't have even fathomed this. Such a high!

Time for full disclosure: Since getting a promotion to crazy hours and high stress in July, I haven't ate nearly as well I would like to. I've let soda and carbs creep back into my diet way more than is acceptable. Even worse, I've had times when under stress that I was convinced that "X" food would make it all better and I caved. (This worries me the most and I am working hard to deal with it.) That being said, I generally maintain 1200-1500 calories and have lost on average 8-10 lbs. a month even while putting on a lot of muscle. I am working to re-vamp my diet though because I want to fuel my body in a better manner. As for exercise, I generally run four times a week. I plan to add a bit of weight training in the near future.

My hair finally stopped falling out a few weeks ago which is a really good thing- I was starting to get a little nervous. The loose skin is a little bothersome but I don't look terrible and I am seeing some evidence of tightening. That is one perk to the slower weightloss- it seems to give the skin more time to adjust.

I've shared before that my realization that weightloss surgery was necessary came when I tried to train to walk a 1/2 marathon and couldn't even do that. I've added a picture of me in the race last year that convinced me it was time to do something. I've also uploaded a pic from a run with my husband on September 11th. I've lost ten more pounds since then but it's the most recent I've got. :)

All in all, I am a happy girl and thrilled with my decision to take control of my life via VSG.

Amanda

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MegInNOLA    531

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Congratulations, girl! Look how far you've come! And hang in there with the eating issues--I think you're making a good decision to think of it as fueling your body and its new workout requirements!

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swizzly    901

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Slow loser!? You've lost 88 pounds since surgery, woman! That's AWESOME!! And you look absolutely fabulous, WELL DONE YOU!!! smile.gif

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Amanda131    214

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Thanks, Ladies! :)

@Swizzly- I don't consider myself a "slow" loser overall, I was really referencing the last few months where I've only lost 8-10 lbs a month versus the months I was losing 20+. I feel VERY fortunate in how quickly I've dropped the weight. :)

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Nichelle    21

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You look awesome! I bet you feel fabulous :)

Congratulations on your up coming surgery. Dr. Kelly is fantastic!!

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Nichelle    21

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WTG!!! This is so fantastic. I am so happy for you and your new health. Rock it girl. This girl is so ready to join the 100+ lost club, got a little ways to go yet

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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