50's Nifty....

I have made it to 50 pounds GONE that is:-) It feels so great meeting my (almost) halfway goal. I only have 67 more pounds to go! I am back in my size 16 jeans that I saved from when me and my husband were dating...you could not remove the smile from my face about that one. I am generally wearing a size 18 though just to have a lil extra room and I find that each store's size 16's are different. I also moved from a mostly 2x shirt to an XL, oh it's so nice to be able to find shirts and pants in my size at the store without having to search all the racks in hopes that they have that shirt in a 2x or those pants in a 20/22. Everyday does get easier with eating and I am having a lil trouble getting ALL my protein in, but i'm doing the best I can and i'm losing steadily so I think i'm on the right track. The most oddest thing to happen is that I have to remind myself to eat because I really don't get hungry...and that is so funny because it's a complete 180% turn from where I was before. I know i'm healthier, my relationship with food is healthier and I could not be happier:-) Also, can't wait to see Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts when it comes out. I've been trying to find the book to read first thinking of looking on Amazon for it...kinda my life here lately: Eat, Pray, Love!

2 Months...

Well 2 months ago I had a surgery that changed my life...I really haven't taken a "wall" 2 month pic like I need to but I do have a couple pics to share of the way i'm looking lately. I finally have people telling me they can see where i'm losing and that is super nice to finally have other people notice:-) I'm still not sure how to take the compliments though I think i'll always think of myself as "big" since I have been that way all my life. I'm anxious to see if that changes or not but without further ado here's my recent pics..

Weight-Loss at 2 months: 47 Pounds-Whoo-Hoo!

How I Know I Made The Right Choice...

It took a normal event the other night for me to realize how I know I made the right choice with having VSG. We were driving back home from our vacation and it was late at night so we had to make a fast food stop for dinner. It was McD's because Logan wanted some chicken nuggets. We were riding along and I finished just the chicken out of my grilled snack wrap and I turned to my husband and said you know how I know that I made the right decision..if given the choice between this chicken and a double cheeseburger, I would have chosen the double cheeseburger. That is how I know I couldn't do it on my own and I needed this to help me lose this weight. Yes that means that I really don't have too much self control when it comes to food and no I didn't but NOW I do. It's made me realize just how unhealthy my food obsession was and just how many wrong choices I was making when it came to what I put in my mouth. Having surgery has made me healthier, happier and head strong especially about food. It was def. the right choice for me!

Can I Get A STAYcation...

We just got back from my 1st vacation since surgery and it was AWESOME! There was nothing better than getting to relax and enjoy my family. The weather was perfect and the resort was unbelievable it was fantastic! I wasn't constantly worrying about food and thinking about our next meal. I only had one time where my sleeve didn't cooperate and that was trying to eat lobster (I think it was too rubbery) so I just stopped eating it and had my scallops instead. I even LOST 4 pounds while on vacation whoo-hoo! We had a great time and can't wait to go back. We have one more trip planned for the summer and i'm not nervous about how i'm going to be now. It's so nice to just enjoy your day and not be thinking about food for most of it. Here's some pics from the trip...and yes I do have my after picture (finally) but i'm going to post it on the 19th for my 2 month update:-)

1 Month POST-OP...

A month already? I meet with my surgeon today for my 1 month post-op appt. and he said everything looks great! I am down 32 pounds since surgery..whoo-hoo:-) I promise to have my post-op picture by this weekend, we have VBS at church all this week and have been getting home so late like now at 10:30 so I will have it up this weekend. I feel great and my clothes are getting lose..so I have to say goodbye to month 1 and hello to month 2..things only look GREAT form here:-)

Who's Hungry...

NOT ME! It seems over the past week I have lost that "hungry" feeling. I know that you lose alot of that after surgery but it didn't really start happening until this past week. I have started eating alot more normal foods so that could be an contributing factor too. It's just so nice to not want to eat all the time and after i'm done eating to not be wondering what i'm gonna be eating next. I'll be one month post-op on Sat. and as to date I have lost 29 pounds so maybe by Sat. I can it 30! Wow 30 pounds in 1 month:-) I know it's slowed down and next month might not be as much but it's amazing what i've accomplished already. I can honestly say that having surgery was the right and best choice for me. Now to keep on LOSING!

ps:1 Month Post-Op Pics on Sat.

Before...

Here is my before pictures, I will be posting 1 month post op sometime this week...