Stabilizing

Well this is my first month to report a weight loss of zero pounds. It seems as though my weight has finally stabilized at 220, and this makes sense because the last time I was at my healthiest adult weight (in high school) it was always between 210-230. I think this is where my body is comfortable being, and I am personally great with it too!

The surgery was expected to help me lose 60-80% of my "excess weight to lose" which was 132 pounds. I have lost 94 pounds which means I have lost approximately 72% of my excess weight--falling right in the 60-80% range!

I am very comfortable with my eating patterns and lifestyle now, I feel great, and I truly eat to live now--not live to eat! My love of food no longer controls me. I still have cravings occassionally and of course I enjoy the taste of food, who doesn't? But I can now be completely satisfied with a few bites instead of a few whole servings of a meal. Like I said before, I am completely at peace with my current weight, but I will say that I know adding regular exercise would probably enable me to lose 10-20 more pounds not to mention exercise is just a good thing to do overall! I am setting myself a goal to start exercising more than once or twice a week and see if I can lose a few more pounds before having another baby. But I can honestly say that if I don't lose another pound, even with exercise, I could not be happier with the results from this surgery. Some people like to say weight loss surgery is the "easy way out" and I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion, but from my standpoint nothing about this experience has been easy, but everything about it has been totally worth it!!

I will post new measurements soon because I know I am still losing inches, as my clothes keep getting looser and looser :)