50 pounds down at 2 months!

Today I hit the 50 pound loss since surgery. I am very pleased. Last night I went to a new support group at the weight center where I had the surgery. We will meet every other week for an hour. I really enjoyed the first meeting. I recognized several of the people from the monthly support group meeting and everyone was very friendly. There were about 12 of us in the group, some who had surgery as long as 3 years ago to me who was only two months out. I look forward to getting to know these people over the next few months.

This past weekend was a very busy one. On Friday night there was a program at my granddaughter’s school, cute, funny and chaotic! Saturday I went to her dance recital, she was so cute. I will have pictures to post soon. Saturday night I went to a ball game with many people from church. I had a real nice time visiting with everyone.

Almost everyone there knows I had the surgery but they don’t harp on it. They don’t act like the food police, (can you eat that?) (Is that all your going to eat?) which is a good thing. It might sound funny but I want people to stop complimenting me on the weight loss. The people from church don’t seem to notice it so much. I think because they know me and my weight has never been a big issue for them. I’m still the same me. I just wanted to say that I like being with that group of people because I am comfortable there.

One of the things we talked about at the support group last night was how our surgery has affected different areas of our lives. I was very concerned that it would have a negative impact on my relationship with my husband. We are both very busy people and one of the things we enjoyed doing together was going out to eat. It was in fact one of the only things we did together.

Our relationship has changed since I had the surgery two months ago. It’s better. I have so much more energy that I am out helping with the yard work more often, we go for walks, this past weekend we painted trim for our den and I sanded and stained wood on our boat. It looks so much better now. On Sunday afternoon my husband told me that he just LOVES the “new” me. He commented on my energy, my mood and told me that I seemed much happier. I am!

It seems that last week I didn’t post my weight on Tuesday. I was 270. I only lost one pound the week before. This week I am 267 and that makes it 50 pounds since surgery and 68 pounds since Christmas. I had to go out this past weekend and buy some pants. I am down three pants sizes.