Holy cow, it has been way too long since I updated my blog! Life has been so crazy that everytime I think about writing a post I get busy with something else and I just don't do it. I have so much to say and tell, but it would take me too long right now to type everything, so I will just update what has been happening the last few days. Well, on Monday when I stepped on the scale it said an unbelievable 188 pounds! That is incredible to me! I weighed more than this when I got married 11 years ago! I'm so proud of myself, and yet at the same time it is hard to wrap my head around the fact that I have lost so much weight! Since July 18th I have lost 65 pounds, and since my first appointment at Mayo last September I have lost 87. I never thought those were numbers I would use to describe my weight loss!
We are in Las Vegas this week celebrating Thanksgiving with Geoff's family. We flew in yesterday evening. That was the first plane ride I have taken since surgery. I was able to not only buckle the seatbelt easily, but I was able to pull it tighter! Then to my amazement I was able to put down the tray table with room to spare! I could actually pull it toward me as far as it would go! I have no idea when the last time was that I could even get the stupid tray table down! Mary kept dropping things in the floor and I had no problem bending down to get them, and I could cross my legs. It is so funny how such small things make such a big difference in my life right now! Things that other people don't even think twice about are so big for me!
I went clothes shopping for myself at the beginning of the week and that was another cool experience! I was able to buy pants in the regular sized department! The pants I bought are size 14! I am not ready yet to wear really fitted tops, so I am still wearing plus sized tops, but I've gone from a 3X down to a 1X, and that is truly too big, but that is what I am comfortable with right now.
I would say the hardest thing I am dealing with right now is my hair loss. It is coming out in handfuls, and it is actually a little scary. I am getting good at covering the really bare parts on top of my head. I certainly hope it stops soon though. The doctor said it should stop in the next few months. Thank goodness I had so much to start with, or I might seriously need a wig.
I will write more later, and will post some pictures soon, also. I hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving!
