1 Year Out!

Nov 28, 2010

Holy Cow, it hardly seems like a year and it seems like a thousand years all at the same time!  I had my surgery on October 5th, 2009, so I'm almost 14 months out.  I'm down a total of 112 lbs from my highest weight (82 since my 1st appointment).  It's kind of crazy when you think about how much that actually is.

What's new with me?  I'm in a size 10/12 and I'm still slowly losing weight.  My main goal is to be in an 8/10.  We'll see what happens.  The car accident put me on hold for most of the year and I only just started to lose weight again since I started college.  Oh, yeah.  That's new.  I'm in school FULL-TIME right now and I'm so busy I can't believe it!  I'm going for an Esthetics (skin care) degree (2 years) and in the mean-time, I'll earn a certificate in Massage, Reflexology and Eyelash extentions.  I'm really enjoying it, plus I'm getting all A's! 

Actually, I never had the guts to go back to school until after my weight loss.  I didn't even know I was unfulfilled until this summer.  I already enjoy what I do, but until I felt better about myself, I didn't see it.  Let me be clear, I didn't even know I didn't feel good about myself!  That's the crazy part, I never felt lacking or had low self-esteem.  I was blind to the fact that I wasn't as happy as I should be because I'm a really happy person in general.

What does that mean?  It means I'm even happier than I was before!  Wow!!  :o)

So, is there any advice I could give folks who are not at that happy-I-had-the-surgery-and-changed-my-life-for-the-better point?

BE PATIENT!

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