9 month update

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

I hope everyone had a nice holiday, I did. I bought an outfit for Christmas

last week, too my surprise it fit now! I think people on this list will

understand how happy I was to find a beautiful black, chennelle sweater at a

REGULAR store (size 1X) and a silky, white embrodried blouse with pearl buttons

(size 42.) It's been over 15 years since I have shopped anywhere for clothes

but at " fat catalogs " . Now I have a good excuse to buy a new, smaller one for

Christmas

My surgery was 9 months ago this week. I am always scared to get on a scale but

I do once a month. I'm happy to report that my total weight loss is now....

114 pounds. : ) I am so please with my progress. But now I've promised

myself to get serious about my exercise program. I'm commited to going 3 times

a week, no excuses! I started back to the gym last month but missed a lot of

sessions. I really do feel better after my workout, physically and mentally. I

thought I would be happy losing a hundred pounds, but now I want to get down to

my goal and I know I have to make the next 3-6 months count.

I'm still eating what I please and feel guilty sometimes. But I am making good

choices and am eating approximatly 1/3 of what I used too, and feeling very

satisfied. I just feel like I eat all the time, I have 1/2 of my lunch at first

break, the other 1/2 at lunch. I usually have oj or a bananna for breakfast and

juice, jello, veggies and/or crackers for my last break. I always enjoy a cup

of sf hot chocolate before bed. I guess i still have a " diet mentallity " after

all these years, I'm not suffering or feeling deprived, so I launch a major

guilt trip! I enjoy cooking, but am a lot more picky about what I eat now. I

guess I know I can only have a little, so I want it to be really good! Gosh,

sorry this has become so long!

I must agree with Jon, I at first suspected that the good doc only faked the

operation because I felt so good right afterwards. But, he musta done

something, caz I did'nt lose all this fat by myself!

Good luck to all new post-ops and everyone just starting this wonderful journey!

in NW Ohio

MGB 2/22/2000

325-211

[Guest guest]

Congradulations on your weight loss!!! Keep up the exercise. It sounds

like you are doing great.

Sharon,

Hopefully soon to be having surgery.

9 month update

> Hi all,

> I hope everyone had a nice holiday, I did. I bought an outfit for

Christmas last week, too my surprise it fit now! I think people on this

list will understand how happy I was to find a beautiful black, chennelle

sweater at a REGULAR store (size 1X) and a silky, white embrodried blouse

with pearl buttons (size 42.) It's been over 15 years since I have shopped

anywhere for clothes but at " fat catalogs " . Now I have a good excuse to buy

a new, smaller one for Christmas

>

> My surgery was 9 months ago this week. I am always scared to get on a

scale but I do once a month. I'm happy to report that my total weight loss

is now.... 114 pounds. : ) I am so please with my progress. But now

I've promised myself to get serious about my exercise program. I'm commited

to going 3 times a week, no excuses! I started back to the gym last month

but missed a lot of sessions. I really do feel better after my workout,

physically and mentally. I thought I would be happy losing a hundred

pounds, but now I want to get down to my goal and I know I have to make the

next 3-6 months count.

>

> I'm still eating what I please and feel guilty sometimes. But I am making

good choices and am eating approximatly 1/3 of what I used too, and feeling

very satisfied. I just feel like I eat all the time, I have 1/2 of my lunch

at first break, the other 1/2 at lunch. I usually have oj or a bananna for

breakfast and juice, jello, veggies and/or crackers for my last break. I

always enjoy a cup of sf hot chocolate before bed. I guess i still have a

" diet mentallity " after all these years, I'm not suffering or feeling

deprived, so I launch a major guilt trip! I enjoy cooking, but am a lot

more picky about what I eat now. I guess I know I can only have a little,

so I want it to be really good! Gosh, sorry this has become so long!

>

> I must agree with Jon, I at first suspected that the good doc only faked

the operation because I felt so good right afterwards. But, he musta done

something, caz I did'nt lose all this fat by myself!

> Good luck to all new post-ops and everyone just starting this wonderful

journey!

>

> in NW Ohio

> MGB 2/22/2000

> 325-211

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