In general, the vast majority of people who have commented on my weight loss have been very positive and complimentary. And who doesn't love a compliment, right? But two people have made comments that I'm still obsessing over.
"Congratulations...I hope you keep it off." WTF!!!???
When someone gets a job, do you say, "Congratulations, I hope you don't get fired."
Or at a wedding, "Congratulations, I hope you don't get divorced."
Or running a marathon, "Congratulations, I hope you finish."
Yes, keeping the weight off will take focus and a commitment. This isn't a magic pill and I will always need to work at it. Just like work and marriage and pretty much anything else positive it life.
Ok, rant over.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
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Geesh, it's been 5 weeks since I posted.
I had a big stall back mid-November, but just tried to stick with the protein, water, vitamins routine and was able to power through.
The trip to Ireland for Thanksgiving was kind of stressful, but again, I focused on protein, brought turkey jerky with me for snacks, and just did the best I could. I did eat way more sugar than I usually would, but also walked a lot more than usual, so ended up losing 1 lb on the trip. :)
I'm at 56lbs as of today, which I'm totally fine with. I keep reminding myself that my goal was to lose 50 by xmas, so if I can get to 60 by then, I will be really happy.
And I'm really trying to focus on the little things that remind me that my body is changing. In Ireland, I went one day to the same bar I had gone to on my trip in 2013 (O'Neils, great pub in Maynooth center.) Well, the last time I went, the chair was very uncomfortably tight on my butt & thighs (lovely visual, I know.) This time, I sat right down with room to spare. I hadn't even thought about it till I sat down, and then I was like, "Hey! Wow! This is great!" So that was nice.
The other thing was when I went to get dressed for work yesterday. These are my wide-width boots that I bought a few years ago. They were too big last month too, but now I can fit my entire hand in. So apparently my weight loss is everywhere, which is pretty cool.
I really should start walking more to try and speed up the loss...let's see if I can focus on that this month! I just ordered a fitbit (yay Jen, fitbit, yay!), so that should help motivate me - though I will never, ever come close to Jen or Christin!!
I had a big stall back mid-November, but just tried to stick with the protein, water, vitamins routine and was able to power through.
The trip to Ireland for Thanksgiving was kind of stressful, but again, I focused on protein, brought turkey jerky with me for snacks, and just did the best I could. I did eat way more sugar than I usually would, but also walked a lot more than usual, so ended up losing 1 lb on the trip. :)
I'm at 56lbs as of today, which I'm totally fine with. I keep reminding myself that my goal was to lose 50 by xmas, so if I can get to 60 by then, I will be really happy.
And I'm really trying to focus on the little things that remind me that my body is changing. In Ireland, I went one day to the same bar I had gone to on my trip in 2013 (O'Neils, great pub in Maynooth center.) Well, the last time I went, the chair was very uncomfortably tight on my butt & thighs (lovely visual, I know.) This time, I sat right down with room to spare. I hadn't even thought about it till I sat down, and then I was like, "Hey! Wow! This is great!" So that was nice.
The other thing was when I went to get dressed for work yesterday. These are my wide-width boots that I bought a few years ago. They were too big last month too, but now I can fit my entire hand in. So apparently my weight loss is everywhere, which is pretty cool.
I am so glad I had the surgery and would highly recommend it to anyone. My only wish is that I had done it sooner. I'd like to lose 24 more lbs (80lbs total), which will put me in size 12 clothes. I really should start walking more to try and speed up the loss...let's see if I can focus on that this month! I just ordered a fitbit (yay Jen, fitbit, yay!), so that should help motivate me - though I will never, ever come close to Jen or Christin!!
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