I finally got my crown!

I had myself a nice little NSV (non-scale victory) today.  Let me tell you a little back story... 

Okay, I think it was around 4-5 years ago that Danny (the boy with autism that I used to care for who LOVED Disney) and I were shopping at the Disney store, as we often did and I found the most perfect t-shirt ever.  They had some really cute ones with a rhinestone glass slipper that said, "Fit for a Princess," but that just wasn't for me.  I zoomed in on the one that said, "Fit for an Evil Queen" with the Evil Queen's crown in rhinestones.  (I have a thing for female Disney villains.  I ALWAYS had to check out the villain shop at Hollywood Studios in Florida where we went at least once a year for the five years I worked for them.)  I had to have this shirt.  I grabbed the largest they had, a 2x.  Well, it turned out my perfect shirt wasn't so perfect, as it was very stretchy and way too fitted around the tummy.  It was meant to be that well-tailored look, but it wasn't made for any plus-sized body and showed off every flaw.  There was no way I could wear it because of the fun inner tube I had rocking around my mid-section.  I put it on a hanger and vowed to wear it one day.  I gained more weight after that and would always look at the shirt thinking, "someday..."  It made the long trip across the ocean with me, packed in a box for hopeful later use.  I finally hung it back in the closet in the fall.  I think I have tried it on four or five times already this year, still deciding there was just no way.  

Finally, today, while making the bed, I decided it was time to try the shirt again.  I think I may finally get to take the tag off!  It's very thin, so I think I need a tank top with it, but it finally fits, I think.  I certainly have goals when it comes to weight loss, but this is definitely one of the first little ones. Now if I can just figure out where I am going to wear the darn thing.  ;) 

I don't see a lot of change in my weight in the mirror, but it felt really good to take this picture.  Please ignore the lack of makeup and happy hair.  lol  I am placing it over some pictures from my bridal shower two years ago just for a point of reference.  5 months, 66 pounds, 30 kilos.  

It Has Been Too Long!

I am so sorry for the delay in updating this here blog. Life has been a little nutty here and honestly, I haven't been thinking about my WLS all that much.  I think I assumed that life post-op would be all about being a post-op, as I have seen over and over in the WLS social community.  The truth is that, at least in my case, it isn't.  Life is just about life.  I weigh less now.  That's about it.  Some things are a lot easier to do.  I am getting more compliments, especially from people I haven't seen in a while.  I have to be mindful of my portions because my eyes are literally bigger than my stomach now and I will go for bigger portions of my favorite things.  I don't dump very often and if I do, it's well deserved. I dump on white bread carbs, but not sugar. I have become a bit of a coffee addict, meaning I NEED to make a cup first thing in the morning.  I am sure I could go without, but my doc says it's just fine.  I don't get enough water in and I am well aware of that.  It would make the weight go a bit faster and keep me from getting dizzy when standing up fast, so I am working on it.  The trouble is that I don't like the taste of water too much.  I LOVE mix-ins, which I have mentioned before, but I have been out for a while.  Sigh.  I take my vitamins like a champ.  I should get a little more exercise and Sally agrees.

The hair loss was really getting to me, as I mentioned in an earlier post, so I just cut it all off.  I went to a great salon in Lidköping and told the stylist exactly what I wanted.  She was awesome.  I left there feeling like a million bucks!  I would encourage anyone concerned with hair loss to consider making a dramatic change.  I don't get tangles, it's easier to style and the style lasts for at least two days.  All of that leads to far less hair loss.    I feel much more put-together and grown up.  I am thrilled.  I changed my profile pic so you can see it until I do another VLOG.

I am now at 260 pounds.  That's 63 pounds in 5 months.  I had a pretty hardcore stall in February and March, but I refused to stress over it.  The scale didn't go up, so I wasn't too worried.  I knew it would start going down again.  My BMI is a 37.  That's 10 BMI points I have lost.  I don't think I can complain about that!  That's only 2 points away from being a healthy weight for reproductive assistance here in Sweden, which is what started this whole thing.  Of course, we've gone in a different direction on that front, but it's still very nice to know.  (Speaking of which, keep your fingers crossed for us.  Big things could be happening!)  I guess to sum it all up, I am very happy with my weight loss and energy increase, but thoughts of it aren't all consuming.  I don't think I could ask for anything more.

The Fun Stuff: Hair loss, crappy US food and subsequent stalls...

I have been MIA for a while because we have spent three fun filled weeks in the US.  Well, it wasn't as fun filled as we hoped.

VLOG 6: Need more water!

Soda's Evil Twin

Created by: Health Science

VLOG #5: Yeah, my mic sucks.

Oh man, my mic is too low.  My apologies.  

Two Weeks Post-Op: Happy Thanksgibbing back!

My last real update was day 6 and now surgery was two weeks ago.  How did that happen?!  I haven't made a video since before surgery.  I suck at blogging.