Six Month Update

Documenting is not my strong suite...I just realized I haven't updated this blog in three months...oops. But I'm back today to share an awesome milestone with all [3] of you.

Yesterday marked six months since my surgery. It also marked 100 pounds down from my highest weight ever on the scale. Crazy, right? I think it is. Take a look for yourself!

May 2013

March 2014

People are always asking me how I feel. Well, I feel amazing. I have more energy than I ever have in my life. I can do incredible things that I only imagined before. And shopping.....WHOA. I've always hated shopping. I'm a get in/get out kind of girl when it comes to clothing shopping. Well, turns out, I'm not. I just hated the clothes that were available for me. The lack of options, the lack of colors, all of it. In fact, I had to be convinced to try on the red dress above. I was outright refusing to consider it. I almost missed out on a FANTASTIC dress (that was super cheap too) because I have these pre-conceived notions about what I can and cannot pull off, fashion-wise. 

Some things are still a struggle. Staying away from sugar is hard. It's a trigger food for me. I find it difficult to have one mini recces cup. Running still sucks [but admittedly sucks less]. I'm on week two of Couch to 5K and definitely struggling. 

I still have 36 pounds to go. And I know those won't be easy. The speed of the weight loss has dramatically dropped off. My restriction is also lessened. I can eat about 1000 calories a day now, a far cry from the 500 I could do just a few weeks out. So, I really have to watch myself. I have to monitor my protein in take. I have to make sure I'm being active. It's not a cake walk, but then again, I knew all along it wouldn't be.

More than anything, I'm so happy. Yes, I still have weight to lose. Yes, I don't look so awesome naked. But I'm so happy with how I look. I'm so proud of myself and what I've accomplished. More than anything, I'm determined. Determined to get to where I want to be. Determined to stay there and not gain weight back once I get there. I'm determined to have a better life than I've ever had.