66 lbs is a lot of weight, and it's about my half way mark. Moving forward, I am excited to see the new me, wondering where my body will find its "set point," as my doctor's office described it. I am not too far from being the thinnest I've ever been, so I literally can't imagine what I'll look or feel like. I am heading down an unknown path, but I am excited. I am taking it one day at a time. This past month or so, my weight loss has been really slow, but the inches are falling off. I wish I would have measured myself before surgery!
Here are the new things I am noticing at 6 months:
Skin. I do have wrinkly skin on my legs and a little bit in the arm pit area. I am hoping that it will shrink up with my body, in time. The doctor seems to think so. While it's not the prettiest, I don't mind it all that much. If I had to choose between being morbidly obese or being thin with weird skin, I'd take the weird skin any day. Because I associate obesity with health problems leading to death. Sorry to sound so drastic, but that's what I think about. I think about my family member who died as a result of complications from diabetes, diabetes that was brought on by obesity. Loose skin is nothing in light of what kinds of problems I would be facing the longer I lived as a morbidly obese woman. I could loose my foot, or my legs, or my hearing, or my vision, or have a heart attack and not recover. Yes, I'll take the loose skin over that. To those of you reading this with Type II Diabetes, please, please, PLEASE take care of yourself.
Hair. Last week I had several people comment on how shiny and healthy my hair looks. Yes, it is still falling out, but I have a ton of hair so it's not noticeable. What's weird is that the texture of my hair is changing. It has been a lot softer and smoother. I can't say if this is from the surgery or if it's my shampoo. I'm not going to test the shampoo, since I'm having such great hair lately. (Smile)
Appetite. The doctor told me to try to increase my portions from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of food. While this is impossible right now for most foods, I find that I can eat more "light" foods, such as salads or soups or yogurts. High protein foods are still very filling in small amounts. I really don't feel hungry much and never feel deprived. I have taken mini bites of things that I thought I wanted (such as my sisters brownies that she baked at my house yesterday), only to find that they don't really taste as amazing as I used to think. Before surgery, baked sweets were like a drug to me. Seriously, it's like they gave me a high of sorts (I don't really know what it's like to be "high" on drugs, but this is the best analogy I can think of). Now, baked sweets are just kind of "blah" to eat. Because of this, it's really not a temptation for me. Of course, I don't plan on experimenting with this. If I don't need it, I won't eat it. That's my new motto in regards to food.
Clothing. I need clothes! That's all I can say on that matter.
Those are the big "new" things for me. Here are some before and after pictures for your enjoyment and my embarrassment.
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| Morning of Surgery, Front |
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| Morning of Surgery, Back |
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| 6 Months, Front |
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| 6 Months, Back |
On that note, I am ready to say good bye for now. It's been a great journey so far. Here's looking to another great 6 months.
Peace, Love and Joy,
Rachel
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