The truth about one woman's quest for weight loss through weight loss surgery.
Blueberry is my favorite flavor. (Tied with Raspberry and Strawberry.)
It was EXACTLY what I was haunting the frozen foods section for about 6-10 months ago when I was really struggling to pack in protein.
But I didn’t stumble upon it until about 6-8 weeks ago, on sale, at Big Y.
$3.99 for four bars. 70 calories a piece. 6 grams of protein. How could I POSSIBLY go wrong?
I took home all three flavors.
I’ve been buying three boxes at a time since.
Well, folks. It’s been about two months since my one year anniversary. My lowest weight to-date was 171 pounds. (Two pounds more than on my anniversary…) It felt mahhhhvelous.
There’s me, in the dressing room of a TJ-Maxx, with a ton of size 8-12 clothes that I tried on. I did end up buying this size 8 dress, and I love it.
However — I can’t wear that right now.
I’ve gained 14 pounds in a month.
Let me tell you why, the best I can remember it. It’s a long story.
No makeup in that "after" picture but I still love it.
Well, folks. It’s been a year. 365 days ago, I was laying in a hospital bed complaining about my IV and daydreaming about what the future would look like.
What I would look like.
How it would feel.
One year later, I am 115 pounds lighter.
One. Hundred. And. Fifteen. Pounds.
It feels beyond amazing. Words cannot describe.
I am in shock and consistently in awe of this person I see in the mirror now. But my journey is not over.
I will walk the path of health and all-things-in-moderation,
to the best of my ability,
while living my life to the fullest,
for the rest of my life.
It’s been a little over 11 months. My one-year anniversary is coming up on May 28th. I am VERY happy with where I’ve come so far, in not just a year, and I’m very much looking forward to my (early) 1-year follow up with my surgeon on May 9th.
Eleven Months, and four days. Net Weight Loss: 112 pounds
How Do I Look?
Getting hit on by random dudes has been an incredibly hard thing for me to comprehend. This simply didn’t happen when I was heavy. Sure, I’d meet someone, we’d hang out, start flirting, and maybe then something would come of it. It was always a gradual process. Now, sometimes, I’ll be at a bar with some friends and I’ll get the cliche questions: “Are you here alone?” “Is this seat taken?” “Can I buy you a drink?” …This is bizarre. Even more bizzare? Getting hit on — at the GYM.
At the gym, I don’t take my appearance into much consideration. Usually I’ll wear a tank top wifebeater type shirt, and black capri sweats. And my goofy looking Vibram shoes. After “running” (aka jogging), I’m incredibly sweaty, red faced, and if I was wearing makeup, chances are it’s all gone now. This is the worst I could possibly look without trying, or being ill. Certainly the worst I’d allow myself to look in public. And yet — dudes are looking at me and smiling! I’m surrounded by REALLY fit women, and I’m still getting attention.
… Or am I?
As some of you know, it has been a goal of mine to start running when enough weight had come off, and now that I’ve lost 103 pounds in just under 9 months since my Gastric Bypass, I figured it was time to start making good on that goal.
Vibram Five Fingers: "KSO"
And with the help of these goofy shoes, and the Couch to 5k Program that’s just what I’m learning how to do.
I have lost 101 pounds in eight and a half months!
Not much else to say! Just really excited about this. :)
Not bad, right? The gray wall works almost as well as the white wall.
36 weeks, 98 pounds.
A fun little comparison photo.
Though, I don’t really feel like I’m finished my journey. “After” may be a wee bit premature.
…and that “before” was actually in September….not really before surgery.
So it really should be called “September and November.”
Oh well. Hadn’t taken a comparison shot in a while.
Went to a work-thing where I saw people who I hadn’t seen in a year. 94 pounds later, many didn’t recognize me right away.
That was awesome.
Real post later!
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:
The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.
A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,200 times in 2010. That’s about 15 full 747s.
In 2010, there were 36 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 61 posts. There were 66 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 10mb. That’s about 1 pictures per week.
The busiest day of the year was May 25th with 151 views. The most popular post that day was Why the Seconds Matter.
The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, healthy-christie.blogspot.com, shefski.blogspot.com, well.blogs.nytimes.com, and anotherstepaway.blogspot.com.
Some visitors came searching, mostly for caprese salad, caprese, hospital beds, protein shake, and aslynn’s wls.
These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.
Why the Seconds Matter May 2010
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About Me October 2009
4 comments
Dumping Syndrome Sucks June 2010
6 comments
Pre-Op Testing, Medical Proxy, and FMLA Paperwork May 2010
Before May 2010
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And I’ve lost 92 pounds leaving me at 197.6 today. More to come in 2011! Happy New Year!
