3 Month Update

It has been exactly 3 months since my surgery & I thought I would give a little update to those who are interested. Recovery has been really good, I had an abscess stitch which needed to be removed & it took a lot longer for that opening to close up, but now I'm pretty much healed. The scars are still very red & I may have more stitches that pop up, but the nurse at the Dr's office is really good at seeing me & removing them. Your body sometimes does not absorb all your stitches & they can spit out of your body, you just need to pull them out, weird I know. I can sleep on my sides but I don't for very long as it still hurts somewhat. After 6 weeks recovery I'm cleared of everything, I can vacuum & lift weight over 5 lbs and also swim or bathe. I'm still leery of swimming or bathing, even though I'm all healed up I still fear I might get an infection. I am very glad that I had this done, I don't want to go through the surgery again but it was something that has helped me immensely. Immediately after surgery my back, neck & shoulders have had relief, I have hardly any headaches & I can stand up straight. About a week after surgery my friend saw me & said that I was hunched over, she said I could stand straight now, what a relief that has been. I've gone walking/running & before surgery I would always look at the ground, as I was hunched over but now I look at everything in front of me. In regards to clothing, it is amazing at how I can try on whatever top I like & if the style suits me it looks great. I still have not bought a bra, still in sports bras, I've been scared that the size will not be what I want, even though I know visibly & physically I look totally different & my old bras will never fit me again!!
In regards to weight I have managed to keep the 5olbs off for 3 months!! The lowest weight I have been is 53.2 lbs lost which is where I am today, I was this weight 2 months ago & have fluctuated up a few pounds & down a few but have maintained the 50 lb loss. I still hope to lose 7 - 10 more pounds, but I'm very happy that I've generally stayed the same weight throughout the 3 months. I hope to maintain during Christmas as well. I still have not bought my goal boots & plan to with some Christmas or birthday money that I receive. I'll be starting work in about 2 1/2 months so once back to work I'll be able to do a little more shopping!!
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year...

50 lbs Gone!!

I lost 4.2 lbs this past week, I'm sure 3 of those pounds were off my breasts!! I am very excited & happy that I have achieved my goal, it has not been easy. As much as I am very satisfied of the weight I have lost I am going to try and lose another 10 lbs & then I'll maintain, I would like to be a size 10!!

In regards to my surgery, it has been 1 week, I'm doing o.k, it is not a quick recovery in any way but I am absolutely amazed at how I look in clothing now & can't wait to go shopping, February can't come soon enough(which is when I go back to work & I'll have money!!). It is very important to me that I keep the weight off because if I do gain I have the risk of my breasts becoming what they were & I do not want to go through this again & I'll do everything possible not to!!

Today is the day!!

So first off I lost 1.8 lbs in the past 2 weeks, last week did not weigh in as I was on holidays. I am 3.8 lbs away from my goal weight, I was so close!! Today is surgery day & I'm hoping those 3.8 lbs will be removed today & I'm very excited about my upcoming surgery at 1:3o pm. I am still hoping to lose at least another 10 lbs but I am very excited that I have made it this far, I've worked very hard for myself & so this surgery will have the best possible outcome. I'll try & update as soon as I can...

5 weeks...

It's been several weeks since I've posted, thought it was time for an update! July has been an interesting month in regards to weight loss. During this month I've only lost about 3 pounds, I thought I would have lost 10 lbs this month according to the 2 lb a week rule, but not for me. I'm thinking that the less I start to weigh the harder it is I have to work to get it off, but I am very happy with a 3 lb loss. I've exercised a lot this month, I got a bike which I've ridden a few times & hope to ride more once the weather cooperates.

I started this weight loss journey in September 2006, I promptly lost 24 -26 pounds in 3 months & that weight has stayed off for the past 3 years. During the last 3 years I've lost & gained 10-15 lbs about 6 times. This is what scares me! I've lost 43.6 lbs total to date & I have only 6.4 lbs to go & I'm more scared that I'll gain it back. It is so easy to get comfortable & just put the weight back on. I don't want this to happen, I have worked really hard. My surgery that is coming up in 5 weeks (yikes!) has been my main motivation for getting the remaining of this weight off. I know once I have the surgery if I gain weight the surgery will have been a waste. I am hoping & praying that I can continue to lose more weight & then the hardest part of all, keeping it off!!

Losing this weight, I have gone down 2 sizes, I bought a size 11 skirt the other day, I can't even tell you the last time I wore a fitted skirt, probably before I was married which was 12 years ago. I need all new clothes, which is a good thing but is also very scary. I'm scared because of the whole gaining it back thing, if I buy all new clothes & then gain, I'll be VERY upset. But I do need clothes that fit!! There is a part of me that is very excited to finally be in a size that I want to be, but now I want to be a size 9/10 which I'm going to have to work very hard to get, but I'll get there. I even bought myself a takini, which will look amazing after my surgery, right now it is very tight on top!!

I know this post has been all over the place, I still have August left (4 weeks), hoping to lose more weight & to keep it up!! Only 5 weeks till surgery & only 6.4 lbs till 50 lbs gone (my goal) which I honestly never thought I would get to, but I kow I will get there & maybe even surpass it!!

8 weeks...

I stayed the same this week, didn't lose any weight. I think I need to kick things up a notch!! I hope to lose the last 3.6lbs of my "NEXT 10 LB CHALLENGE" by the end of July. Only 8 weeks till surgery!!

9 weeks...

First off I lost 2.2 lbs this past week!!! Very Excited about it, so I lost the .8lb gain from last week plus an additional 1.4lbs. If you look at my tickers I only have 9 lbs left until my goal!!! My favourite jeans are too big, as a matter of fact a lot of things are getting big even t-shirts. I put on a coat of mine that I could never close up, due to my large ( . )( . ), but I could do it up the other day, I never thought my breasts would get smaller as everyone always told me that's the first thing you lose when you lose weight, your breasts. We'll see in 9 weeks how big my breasts still are. Speaking of 9 weeks, I can't believe only 9 weeks until surgery...I can't wait!!

10 weeks...

This past week was a bit rough for me. I didn't exercise as much & ate some bad food choices. TOM(Time Of Month) also contributed to my bad food choices as well!! Anyways I only managed to gain .8lbs this week, so I'll have to get rid of that plus more this next week. This past week my motivation has not been good as well as I'm a little bit stressed due to personal reasons. I'm getting my mojo back & I am going to get off these last 10 lbs & hopefully a few more!! Only 10 weeks left till surgery, that in itself should keep me motivated!!