Good Times

I weighed in this morning at 187. I am down eight pounds this month. :)

Last night was nice. I went to church, and afterwards got to spend some time with two of my friends. Although we don't always get to hang out, I appreciate the times we can get together. I am going to plan a board game night sometime soon. My vacuum cleaner is broken, so I will have to borrow one before people come over to cat fur heaven.

Today I am going to a play with my mom, and then she is going with me to meet Redwing. Well off to enjoy the day, since it is the last day of my spring break.

The Scale

I've told you guys that I have been trying to make the scale less of a focus. I want to focus on living each day, and not checking the scale multiple times a day. I did weigh today. I weighed in at 240.8 pounds. I am down 4 pounds since I last weighed!

The Stats:

• I have lost a grand total of 152.8 pounds.
• I have lost 65.1% of my excess weight.
• I have lost 38.8% of my body (my pre-surgery weight).
• I have shaved 23.9 points off my BMI.
• I am 40.9 pounds away from ONEDERLAND.
• I am 49.8 pounds away from being considering just "overweight" (according to BMI).
• I am 81.8 pounds away from GOAL.

I am so thrilled. I feel like a success. It is such a wonderful feeling. I want to keep going. I am encouraged. :)

Woo Hoo!

I weighed in at 254.6 this morning. I am down another pound! :)

Something that I noticed today...going up a flight of stairs does not leave me out of breath. Strangely enough for me, this was WORSE the first several months post-op than it was for me to climb the steps pre-op. I have climbed the stairs several times today, and didn't even give it a second thought that I was already to the top of them. Wow...no effort! It is great to see how the other-half (healthy-normal weight people) live.

Speaking from the kitchen of "normal weight" people. The lady I watch kids for on a regular basis said last night, "The boys forgot about the chocolate cake, it got moldy, so I threw it out." As a SMO person, I would have never thrown the cake out. The cake would never had the opportunity to get moldy. I would have gorged myself on it. Thank heavens I'm not who I was!
I have to work everyday to continue to progress forward.

Also, wanted to briefly write about my hospital experience visiting Mallory. When it was my turn to hold her, I had to sit in the rocking chair. I was freaking out that I wouldn't fit. I did fit in the rocking chair! It wasn't even a tight fit. The chair was a "normal" sized chair, not some huge rocking chair. When I was looking at my pictures from that day (see a few posts back), I noticed how defined my face looks. That really blew me away. I could really se the difference in my face. It was a nice feeling.

I am going to have to break down and buy two new pairs of jeans, a few new bras, and a winter coat. I am beyond needing them.