So it’s been a couple months since I wrote an update.  Decided to do so right now, since the end of this week will mark the 8 month anniversary of my weight loss surgery!! 

I have lost a total of 100.2lbs from my highest weight (06/07/10)… 90.9lbs from my pre-op weight (11/01/10)… and 82.4lbs from my surgery date (11/23/10)!! Check out my weekly weigh-in info under the “My Progress” link.

Just a year ago, I weighed 100lbs more than I do today!  On the one hand, I am thrilled to have hit this milestone.  On the other hand, I think how much i’ve lost and how much more I have to lose.  If my weight loss completely stopped right now, I think I would be ok with it.  But ideally, I would like to lose 40-50 more pounds (76 to reach my fairytale weight…lol).

It is still a struggle but I take it one day at a time.  I go to bed thanking God for getting me through that day.  Then, I wake up thanking God for allowing me a chance at another day.  Meal times are not that bad, but when I get hungry it feels like I haven’t eaten in days.  I feel nauseas and my stomach aches rather than growls.  I dry heave as well.  At almost 8 months post-op, I still can only eat literally three or four bites of food and i’m full, BUT… I am hungry again within 2-3hrs!  And these in-between-meal-snacks are where I could be doing better.  My nutritionist recommends no more than 1200 calories a day at this point.  I’ve found that when I get to 1,000-1,200ish calories a day, I go to bed feeling uncomfortable and sometimes with a stomach ache.  So, I feel the most comfortable staying at around 900 calories a day. I am not even a year post-op, so I am sure my calorie intake will increase as time passes.

I remember around my 6 month surgiversay I had sort of celebrated by drinking several drinks over the course of about a week.  That phase passed – the weight loss stall, caused by the alcohol, makes drinking not even worth it.  Just this past weekend though, I drank again.  Not anywhere near as much as last time!  Two months later and the alcohol still hit me.  Hard and fast.  I really do not see the point in drinking anymore.  The empty calories make me go over my daily calorie goal and stop my weight loss, sooooo NOT worth it!

Also, this past weekend I chopped my hair off!  This is something I’d wanted to do BEFORE I had WLS.  I really wish I would have done it before.  Since surgery, I have lost ALOT of hair!  The hair loss was at it’s worst around February/March (about 3 months post-op).  It has since calmed down alot, but I no longer have a thick, full head of hair.  Hopefully, it grows back nicely and quickly.

Numbers… so far:

Weight lost since high weight on 06/07/10 (13 months ago):    -100.2lbs

Weight lost since pre-op on 11/01/10 (8.5 months ago):             -90.9lbs

Weight lost since surgery on 11/23/10 (8 months ago):              -82.4lbs