So I had the most awesome experiences over the past week. First of all I passed my goal by one pound.... But on a side note, now I feel compelled to lower my goal by 5 more pounds....do you all struggle with that at all? Like knowing when to stop?

But in any case, that was exciting. Then I took my 17 year old shopping for a swimming suit. While while we were there she wanted me to try one on too. Swimming suit shopping in the past has always been an experience that took hours and left me either in tears or feeling extremely depressed. I have always had a skirted swimming suit for at least 15 years. So I was like, what the heck....why not. So I tried on a high-waisted bikini and my daughter said I looked awesome in it. She talked me into buying it! Thank god high-waisted binkinis are "in" this season because it pulls in my little extra skin, but maybe after my skin removal surgery I'll go for a regular bottom one too! :-) Now maybe if i get brave I'll post my bikini pic, but right now I'm not feeling that brave!!

Then, my husband and I are planning a vow renewal in Punta Cana, so I went "wedding dress" shopping. It was AMAZING to be able to pull anything off of the rack and have it be too big and have them clipping it in the back to stay on. It seriously is just a whole new world of experiences.

On a side note, when I was in therapy this week (I STILL go to therapy weekly to deal with my disordered eating, which I highly recommend) she said that in her experience, if WLS patients have met their goal and maintained for a length of time by the time they reach 18 months post op (which is where I am) she has never seen anyone at that point gain their weight back. now they may rebound a few pounds, but in her experience, most cases of gaining most or all of the weight back happens within the first 18 months. So I was very encouraged by that to think that perhaps.....just perhaps.....this is a forever thing! :-)

Congrats

What an awesome week you have had! Congratulations .

The 18 month thing your counselor informed you of is very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

A bikini! That's very inspiring

Summer

Congrats and thanks for sharing. I think finding that ideal weight is a challenge. And I like the idea of a high waisted bikini. I don't have the lose skin issue but my scars are still really noticeable. I am not sure if the biggest one I have will ever not be.

Have a great weekend-

LA

Way to go! Can't wait to be where you are Your story was truly inspiring, thank you for sharing!

Great job and great post!