Moving on....

Lots has been happening this summer and it has all been great!  About a week ago, I hit the 100 lb mark!  I couldn't believe it, then I got distracted and forgot to post about it.  It lasted one day and I was back at 184 the next day...LOL  I'm staying between 181 and 186 all week long.  And I'm very happy about that.  I only ever posted about my weight I was the day before surgery.....I've never posted my start weight at the very beginning of my attempted lifestyle change.   The number would be 302.  wow....I just wrote that down...not cool....But I can't hang my head low....I've come so far.....

So today, I took a step in the right direction, or at least I think it was...lol...I had my first consultation with a plastic surgeon.  Chance and I drove down to Newport Beach today and had a consultation with Dr. Sanjay Grover.  He is probably one of the kindest men I've ever come into contact with...especially in this field.  He wasn't about sugarcoating anything, but still kept me calm and comfortable when I was wearing next to nothing...LOLOL...so odd. 

He told me my options for surgery.  I had in my head that I just needed a tummytuck and breast lift.   Little did I know that my thoughts were less than what was needed....oy. 

My FIRST surgery would be a Belt Lipectomy.  Look it up....I'd never heard of it before.  Essentially, I will be cut all the way around and all the loose skin with be removed.  I have decided to call this surgery a Trunk tuck.  LOL  Yep...that's what I'm calling it.  I thought I had excess fat on my hips...little did I know that it is actually mounds of loose skin!!  Great to know, just sucks that it's going to have to be cut off.   I know in my heart of hearts that I will be so much more comfortable with myself once all this sagging disgusting skin is gone.  But I will not lie and say that this doesn't scare the shit out of me, because it does....

My SECOND surgery will be a breast lift/reduction.  I have so much saggy skin and extra breast tissue just hanging that I will have to have the surgery by itself.   They can't do both surgeries at once because of the massive amounts of tissue they will have to remove from my stomach and breasts. 

I have worked so hard for this and now it comes down to this...lol...so odd.   It's kind of bittersweet.  

I'll report back tomorrow after my next consult with Dr. Keyes.  I'm excited to meet him and see what his thoughts are. 

Til then...take care and be blessed!

Happy Surgiversary!!!

Well folks...today marks one year of living my life again.  One year of the biggest trials and tribulations I've ever faced.  I've made amazing friends and I've lost a few.  But I wouldn't change it for the world.  I can run and play and swim and roll and jump...well you get the point...lol...And I can do it all with a smile on my face and not get too winded.  I still have a very long way to go to be a really healthy me, but I'm growing and learning day by day.  So drum roll please!  Here's the measurements :)

I've lost:
2" neck
1/2" left wrist
1/2" right wrist
5 3/4"  left upper arm
5 1/2" right upper arm
8 1/2" chest
11" waist
15 1/2" hips
6" left thigh
6.5" right thigh
2" left calf
2.5" right calf
Dress size went from 24 to 12!!
Shirt size went from XXXL to M/L
Bra size went from 40F to 36DDD
Ring size went from 9 to 7
Shoe size went from 9.5 to 8

66 1/4"  TOTAL LOST!  WOWOWOWOW!

I can't believe it!  Well I can...but it's still pretty surreal.

Thanks for all the support!  I'm one happy lady :)

11 months...

May 6th marked the 11 month date.  I can't believe it has already almost been a year!  It's so exciting to see how far I've come in this last 11 months!  I've really buckled down on my food intake the past few days and it's already paying off!  I let those pesky Dr. Peppers slip back in and it about hung me.  I actually got all the way back up to 190.  Then I had a minor freak out and now as of this morning, I'm down to 185.6!  WOOT WOOT!  It's all about the foods you're eating people!  It's a perfect balanced meal for a reason!  LOL  I'm learning this, slowly, but surely.  I'll be doing measurements at my year mark!  I'm excited to see how many inches total I've lost! 

Til next month :)

10 months....

April 6th, made it 10 months since my surgery! I didn't hit my goal of 100 lbs down by April 6th, but I did come super close! 95 lbs down! That's so awesome!

I really thought I would have a weight gain to report today, but miraculously I didn't...lol...I had put on about 3 lbs over the week. The kiddos were out of spring break and we snacked...a lot...but woke up this morning and weighed in and BAM! Still the same weight....186.4 so no news is good news I guess! HAHA!

Hope you all have a very blessed week! I'm off to the salon!

Weigh in Day :)

Every Monday is my actual weigh in day, but to be honest, I weigh every-single-solitary-day. It's really sad, but I have to admit, I live to see that number on the scale move. I long for the day when I won't care about that number. And it's getting closer and closer. I know that I will forever live in maintenance mode, but I can handle that! I'm excited about that! So...here's the results for the week.

SW: 281.8
CW: 188.8

I lost 1.4 lbs since Friday. And 2.6 lbs in the last month. Slowly but surely! Just the way I like it!

Have a good week everybody!

I'm only 7 lbs away from 100 lbs lost! WOOT WOOT!

Breakthrough!!!

Today marks the day that I broke into the 180's!!!! Ya know...when you get stuck, and that scale just won't move, you think you'll never hit that weight that you've been working to get to....ever. But then that little number moves just a little and it renews your hope! I am in no way at my goal, but holy smokes I'm close!!!

SW: 281.8

CW: 189.2

I am a meer 9.2 lbs away from weighing 180 lbs!!! That's been my goal since before I got my surgery! It's so close, I can taste it!

When I hit 199, I was scared to death that I would either stop right there, or go back up....but here at 189, I'm feeling pretty confident that I'm going to keep going down. Slowly but surely :)

Onto other things....I did my first bridal hairstyle yesterday as a professional! It turned out amazing! Plus, she's like drop dead gorgeous, so it really wouldn't matter what I did, she'd make it look good. So happy for the newly weds! Here's a pic...until next week :)

ooops...

Well, its been forever. I haven't been losing anything so I figured I might as well not update. I weighed in today and I've lost .4 lbs.

SW: 281.8
CW: 190.2

I'm a happy camper. I think this might be my bodies happy weight. If I could get my nip and tuck now, I really think I'd be perfect. Well in my eyes...lol...I've never wanted to be stick thin. Just healthy. I look really great and healthy right now. My boobs are driving me crazy...but what's new? LOL I definitely see a boob job in my future...lol...and my stomach looks disgusting...so much loose skin. Oh well...it'll get chopped off....eventually. I feel so great and I can run with my kiddos, so I'm a happy camper.

Work is awesome. I've hit a few snags but I think I've handled it pretty well. All I know is that I love what I do and I have people that think I'm pretty darn good at what I do too.