I have made it into the 140's! May not seem like a big deal to some, but it is to me! I have never weighed less than 150 since I was about 9 or 10 years old. So, you can see that it would be pretty exciting!
We had a nice Easter. I actually wore a dress (hose and heels too!) to church and my husband loved it! Wonderful service, moving communion, celebrating the Savior and his great gift to us - Resurrection Sunday! We had a wonderful dinner, just Louie, Josh and me. I cooked a ham, and we had baked sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, green bean casserole and raw veggies. It was perfect! Afterwards, we spent the afternoon just hanging out together, listening and watching Christian music videos. (And yes, I did have a few jelly beans and M'Ms.)
I'm just 11.5 lbs from my goal, so it's pretty exhilarating overall. I asked my surgeon's office how my body will know when to stop losing. They said that it just knows - weird, huh? They did say that sometimes you will lose a little too much, but then you'll rebound a bit and normalize out. As long as your labs are good, you're ok. And my labs were fine so far, so yeah!
Life is good (eternal life is better!)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
My next 50 years
I will reach a wonderful milestone this Thursday. 50 years ago, on March 6, 1958, I entered the world. I really can't believe it. It seems like I just turned 30 - then 40 - oh well...time marches on! I spoke to my mom tonight, and she said, "I can't believe you're so old!" Thanks Mom. The funny thing is that I was a normal weight baby, at 7lbs. Now, on the verge of 50, I am a what is considered a "normal" bmi for the first time since I was probably 5 years old.
So I'm turning 50. Not much gray in the hair yet - thanks Dad, those were some good genes. However, now that I've lost so much weight, I can tell that my fat was keeping the wrinkles in my face at bay. I don't have many, but more than I had in my fat face. That's ok - I'll take the wrinkles.
You see, there could be worse ways to turn 50. I could still weigh 256 lbs, or more! I could still have Type II Diabetes, and maybe would be on the way to insulin dependence. I could be snoring like a bear all night, waking up with my sleep apnea, and feeling forever tired. I could be buying some new size 22 Women's clothes, instead of a size 8. I could be looking at my swollen legs and feet and hands. I could be dreading walking up and down the stairs in my home. I could be feeling defeated about still being morbidly obese.
Instead, I feel great! I'm down 103 lbs, and loving it! I found some "before" bathing suit pictures last weekend. AAAAAAAH! Looking at them shows me how far I've come. I really feel like a new woman! I'm enjoying getting to know my smaller self.
So, my next 50 years are going to be great. I hope to be thin for all of them. I hope to be healthy and live an abundant life. I hope to see my baby boy grow up, get married and give me some grandchildren. I hope my big son and his wife will give me some grandchildren before that! I hope to climb many mountains, hike many hikes, go horseback riding, go white water rafting and have fun! I hope to grow old and gray with my sweet husband. I hope to live to 103...I tell my son that I will, and moms need to keep their promises.
Life at 50 is wide open. I don't feel old, I feel ready! I can't wait to see what my next 50 years bring!
So I'm turning 50. Not much gray in the hair yet - thanks Dad, those were some good genes. However, now that I've lost so much weight, I can tell that my fat was keeping the wrinkles in my face at bay. I don't have many, but more than I had in my fat face. That's ok - I'll take the wrinkles.
You see, there could be worse ways to turn 50. I could still weigh 256 lbs, or more! I could still have Type II Diabetes, and maybe would be on the way to insulin dependence. I could be snoring like a bear all night, waking up with my sleep apnea, and feeling forever tired. I could be buying some new size 22 Women's clothes, instead of a size 8. I could be looking at my swollen legs and feet and hands. I could be dreading walking up and down the stairs in my home. I could be feeling defeated about still being morbidly obese.
Instead, I feel great! I'm down 103 lbs, and loving it! I found some "before" bathing suit pictures last weekend. AAAAAAAH! Looking at them shows me how far I've come. I really feel like a new woman! I'm enjoying getting to know my smaller self.
So, my next 50 years are going to be great. I hope to be thin for all of them. I hope to be healthy and live an abundant life. I hope to see my baby boy grow up, get married and give me some grandchildren. I hope my big son and his wife will give me some grandchildren before that! I hope to climb many mountains, hike many hikes, go horseback riding, go white water rafting and have fun! I hope to grow old and gray with my sweet husband. I hope to live to 103...I tell my son that I will, and moms need to keep their promises.
Life at 50 is wide open. I don't feel old, I feel ready! I can't wait to see what my next 50 years bring!
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