Becoming Thin… And Staying That Way

09.25.2001
(-46 pounds in 8 weeks)

I’ve now lost 44 pounds! I wanted to hit this goal by September 11th, so now I’m 12 days behind. Today I got rid of my size 22/24 clothes. I am now wearing a size 18/20!! I weigh 208 pounds. My next goal is to lose another 14 pounds by October 9th! That’s very agressive. But now that I’ve joined a gym and have gotten a personal trainer, maybe I can make it happen.

I have TEN nice bras from Lane Bryant that I, unfortunately, am no longer able to wear. They are size 40C. Various colors, and no underwires because I took them out since they were digging into me.

Please let me know if you are in need of this size. Since I have so many of them, if I get response from more than one person, maybe a couple people could benefit.

-42 pounds… 75 to go…
and, sniffle, sniffle, wearing a smaller bra size

09.18.2001
(-42 pounds in 7 weeks)

I was hoping to have met my next goal today of being at minus 44 pounds. I’ll let you know when I finally hit that goal.

09.11.2001
(-39 pounds in 6 weeks)

I’ve now lost 39 pounds! I wanted to hit this goal by September 4th, but I’m 6 days behind. Today I got rid of my size 40C bras. I am now wearing a size 38C. I weigh 213 pounds. My next goal was to lose another 5 pounds by tomorrow. That ain’t happenin’. I just hope I don’t keep falling further behind my schedule.

I had bloodwork done at 5 weeks post-op…. I got the results today.

My cholesterol before surgery was 263… now it’s 203!!!!!!!!! Woo! Hoo! (Normal is 140-200) I’m almost in the normal range!

Everything else came back normal… B-12, Folic Acid, etc. etc.

But my biliruben was slightly increased. So in light of my online support groups’ recent conversations about jaundice, I’m going to be asking everyone if I look yellow. But my PCP thinks it is just due to my recent surgery and it will correct itself. I’ll ask for my surgeon’s opinion at my 6 week post-op appt on Monday.

I’ve lost 37 pounds… 80 to go…

I was hoping to have met my next goal today of being at minus 39 pounds. I keep falling behind my schedule, but I’m still ahead of what the doctor wanted me to lose. He told me to lose 3 pounds per week.

09.04.2001
(-34 pounds in 5 weeks)