I am 225 days post-op today (7.5 months). To date I am down 118 lbs since my highest weight & down 95 lbs since my surgery 7.5 months ago. I am extremely proud of how far I have come. I don't have a single day of regret since I began my new life on 9/12/11. Getting there was a long road of approval processes to go through, finding out I was pregnant with Kayleigh one month from completely my approval process & then starting all over again. I wouldn't change one since minute.
After basking in my success thus far, I still find myself looking forward to how much further I have to go. I still have 41 lbs to go & I know that is not much considering what I have already lost, but it is going to be the hardest 41 lbs yet. I weight loss has greatly tapered off! I am looking forward to getting myself a bike in a couple of weeks. I am needing to change up my exercise routine & I am also hoping that cycling will help tone up my hips & legs since that is where I am carrying the remainder of my excess weight. When I think about the time it is going to take me to lose this last 41 lbs compared to how quickly I dropped the 1st & even 2nd 41 lbs...well I get kinda of depressed!
I just have to remember that I have to keep at it & not let it get to me...I will get there!
You can do it Olivia!From the book I am reading, you are doing exactly what you need to do. Weight Loss plateaus are normal and they don't mean you won't reach your goals. Evaluate your routine...check. Are you getting enough protein? Try not to be so hard on yourself over these last 41 lbs. You are doing an awesome job.
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