Overdue!

I am long overdue for an update!  Not much has been going on the last 2 months...but yet it has!


Since March 1st, when I hit 100 pounds lost, things have been agonizingly S..L..O..W.  in the scale department!  I have been working a lot..which means sitting a lot..which means not making the time to go to the gym as I should..which means no weight loss. Just when my new gym opened I had to have some unexpected surgery, so that sets me back too!  I am still trying to get back to 100% from that.   I have stayed off the scale for the better part of 8 weeks, but I was pleasantly surprised when I did get back on that I was down 10 more pounds.   So that makes 110 pounds!  I was a size 26/28 and now I am a 14/16 or L/XL top and a 16 pants.

Last year..at this time..I was just getting approved for surgery.  I weighed 330 pounds. I was miserable and unhealthy.  It was the lowest point in my life.  But also one of the best!   I finally had hope for a better me..not a temporary fix.  And here I am today..219 pounds.  I am at the weight I was when I met my husband.  This is the me he fell in love with.  This is the me I know.  I am finally getting back to ME.


As far as food goes, I am still concentrating on protein.  I can eat about 3-4 oz.  of meat.   If I go out to eat, I can be satisfied with a side salad, or a cup of chili.  I tend to eat the same things over and over simply because I do not care about food anymore.  Things do not taste the same and I rarely get any kind of cravings.  If there is something that I truly want, I will have it.  Most of the time whatever it is is too sweet and one bite is enough.  I can't really do bread,pasta,or starchy things.  They make me feel full and sluggish.  When you feel as fantastic as I do...sluggish takes me right back to where I came from and that is not a good feeling!

My hair loss has stabilized too.  I haven't needed to wear the wig in a while.  The hair loss from PCOS will never come back, but from month 3-6 my hair was falling out.  That is not the case anymore.

In a month, I will have my year follow up at the Dr.  But I am not done by any means!  I still have 60 pounds to go, but I know that I can get there.  I am looking forward to vacation next month also!  I was do do everything--horseback riding,hiking,zip lining...just because I CAN!

I will leave you with some pictures, and I will keep on keeping on for the time being.  My goal is to get back into gym mode and work at the rest of this weight.  I am in desperate need of toning too!