Stuff That Fits

I finally bought some clothes last Friday that fit a little better than what I have been wearing! I bought 3 pairs of knit capris, 2 pair of shorts and 2 shirts. Before the surgery my pants size was a 24, but I was actually able to buy my pants in the normal women's section and bought a 16/18. Now, I know that probably wouldn't be true if they weren't knit with a drawstring waist, but still, I have a size 16/18 pant hanging in my closet! Woop woop! The 2 shirts I bought are only 1 size smaller than what I used to wear, and I know I could go down another size, but I'm so used to wearing things so big up top that it is hard to buy something more fitted. I will have to slowly work into that!

I am really starting to see the difference in the mirror and it feels really good! It is a weird thing though, because to me I am so small, but I know the world still sees a big plus-sized girl. So I'm walking around acting all skinny even though I'm really not. I'm telling you I think this surgery and everything that goes with it is psychologically harder than it is physically hard. I think someone should do some studies on that!

I weighed myself this morning and my good friend the scale said 205.5. That is only a 3 pound difference from last week, but I am not discouraged. How can I be discouraged when I have lost 48 pounds in 12 weeks? Okay, so I was hoping to be closer to that 199 mark, but it will be here soon enough!