ONE HUNDRED!!!

When I first announced on facebook that I was going to have WLS a friend of mine (who I actually had no clue that had had the same surgery) reached out to me to offer support and let me know that if I had any questions that I should feel free to ask. This friend also told me that she has lost 100 lbs in six months. My first reaction was "whoa, I could only hope that happens for me". Going into this journey I knew that I would dispose of weight fast, but thought it would take at least a year to get rid of 100 lbs. I also thought that after disposing of 100 lbs I would down quite a few sizes.

Reality is that here I am six months out from surgery and I did it...I disposed of 100 lbs!!

Reality also is that I am also only down four sizes. Don't get me wrong four sizes is amazing and I am very excited that I am down those sizes, it just goes to prove that what we have in our minds is a lot different than reality!

I know that I am only six months out and I know that I have a long way to go on this road I am traveling, however as I hit 100 and I hit my six month mark I have done a lot of thinking about where I am and what it has taken to get me here. In some ways this journey has been easier than I ever thought it would be and in other ways it has been harder. I was asked today if it was hard to get rid of the weight. My answer was "yes , but not in the ways that you would think" I have always been fairly active for a fat girl so to workout regularly wasn't hard. It has been hard to learn portion control. It has been hard to learn how to eat to survive instead of just because I enjoy it. It has been hard to learn the difference between true hunger and head hunger. It has been hard to accept that my body is changing faster than my mind. Compliments have been hard to accept.

From this point on the weight will not come off as fast and I am trying to wrap my head around this. I still have about 60 lbs until I hit my goal and I am a little anxious about the road I will have to travel to get there. I know that I can and WILL get there.

I am proud of myself and I am happy with how far I have come in such a short amount of time. I can not express enough how grateful I am to my amazing family and friends who have given me so much love support!I never could have gotten this far without any of you.

Let's see where this journey will take us next!