Alison J.
8 Months Out and no longer OBESE!
Aug 18, 2009
Hello all,So here I am at 8 months out, weighing in at 154lbs. And according to the BMI calculator, I am no longer obese! (Just overweight I'm only 5'0). Things in my life have been surreal but I thank God for giving me the oportunity to have this surgery and start a new healthier lifestyle. I have started running/jogging at least 3 times a week with my friend. I would like to start going to the gym more often and I definitley plan to. I have 21 paid personal training sessions that I have not used and I need to use them. This is NOT an excuse, but I have been really, really busy this summer trying to work and take classes so that I can graduate. I do try to do some sort of physical activity everyday though when it is not a running/jogging day. Things around the house like wii fit or excercise tapes or yoga. I was scrolling through channels the other day and realized that I have the Carmen Electra workout video on Free Demand. Can't wait to try that. As far as food and surgery goes...I am doing good. I can eat anything which means that I now have to watch what I eat very closely. But I wouldn't say that my tastes have changed, more that my feelings have changed. When I eat crap foods I feel like crap so I try to stick to the healthy things that I like to eat. Cheeseburgers are no longer my all time favorite food. Although I have eaten "regular sized" cheesburgers (what most americans call kiddie sized cheeseburgers). I usually don't eat all of the bun but for ME its a good source of protien. I don't like anything that is thick and heavy, makes me feel heavy and weighed down. My favorite foods now consist of chicken, I like to make the low carb mission tortilla pizzas often (as seen on eggface), I have started eating salads which is something pre-op I HATED. I really like a good salad with imitation crab meat, yummy! I eat a lot of seafood. Love fruit. Special K protien cereal is always stocked, and cottage cheese is always in the fridge. I still do not dump but I still try to stay away from a lot of sugar. If it is over 15g-20g and it is not from natural sugar ex. fruit, then I try not to eat it. Overall I am doing well, no complications, still no hair loss. Hmm what else....
Surrealness....I weigh less than I did in 3rd grade. And I am fitting nicely into size 9's and 10's. I bought a small shirt the other day but usually wear mediums. I have never been in single digit clothes, even when I was younger. I skipped right over those numbers. Went from a childs "Pretty Plus" 16 to a womans 14 (This being around 4th grade) then womans 16 for most of my life until I upgraded to 18's and 20's. I can finally see the difference when I look at pictures and in the mirror. At first I truly did not see it. I guess it just took awhile for my brain to adjust to the new me. I plan to shop til I drop this tax free weekend. I do not have any clothes that fit me at the moment besides summer clothes. I have 1 pair of jeans that fit. My strategy is to buy only a few pairs of pants, and a lot of dresses because dresses seem to fit longer in case I drop some more sizes. Welp, that is all for now I suppose. I will try to update in month 9.
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About Me
Fort Worth, TX
Location
25.5
BMI
Surgery
12/29/2008
Surgery Date
Mar 01, 2008
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