Milestones, Milestones

So, last Thursday, March 27, 2014 is one of my favorite days.  Why?!  Well, by 11:30 that morning I had made THREE major milestones.

Milestone #1:
I made it to what the weight loss community calls "onederland" - in otherwords - I no longer weigh over 200 pounds.  My scale that morning said 199.8.  Yes, barely onederland, but onederland all the same.

This was my 2nd post surgery goal, so I am thrilled.  I am moving on to my 3rd post surgery goal which is to be "overweight" instead of obese - that means getting to 187 pounds.  So, I have updated my marble jars so that I can "see" my next goal.  And as of this morning - I was 197.8 so life is good!


Milestone #2:
I bought my first pair of pants with NO W after the number.  In other words, normal old pants, not plus sized or women's sized pants.

At first I was a little bummed by the number, but hey, it's progress.  Why was I bugged?  Well, my jeans that fit right now are a 14W.  I tried on some capris in a 14W and they were too big.  So I asked the clerk - NOW WHAT?  Luckily, Dress Barn is a double sided store - meaning it has "normal" sized clothes and plus sized clothes.

The clerk said, "Well, we get a 16 from the other side."  My first reaction was ...16?!  But then I realized - well, the cut is different,e tc, etc.

And, the 16 fit.  It is snug, not tight, on the thighs and hips, but gapping at the waist.  I guess I am now resigned to wearing belts all the time because I am a hippy and thighy (nice, made up word) person.  And to fit my lovely hips, thighs, and extra skin on my lower tummy, the waist is going to be to large.  So, belts it is!


Milestone #3:
I bought a shirt in a size MEDIUM.  Holy shit, medium.  My mind has been blown lately anyway realizing that my shirts are now a size Large.  That is just unfathomable to me.  But to need to buy a MEDIUM?  I almost started crying right there in the store.

It was kind of funny.  I saw the shirt on the wall and thought it was cute, I grabbed a large.  When I put it on and was looking in the mirror, it just was wrong.  I decided it was the shirt just didn't look good on me.  Well, about 5 minutes later it occurred to me that what I hadn't liked is how it hung on my sides.  So, I decided to take a change and grabbed a medium.  I figured it was a silly thing to do, but what the heck.

I was blown away when it fit.


Since Thursday, life just keeps making me happy.  I was telling my mother-in-law how hard it is for me to look in the mirror because I still see the 327 pound fat girl when I look.  I know in my head I am not that person any more, but since I have changed gradually and I have been seeing myself the whole time - I seriously do not see the difference unless I compare pictures.

My MIL's response, "Well you need to see it because it's there."  or something to that extent.  Her point being - I'm not the 327 pound girl any more and I need to see that when I look in the mirror.

THEN, my daughter wanted to go in to Vanity to try on some clothes.  I am still looking for some jean capris for this spring so I thought - what the heck, why not try?

OMG - they fit me - and not even the largest size in the store!  The problem - evidently people who shop at Vanity like to have their pants nearly showing their butt and have to pull them up all the time.  LOL
I could NOT buy them - they were just way too low cut for me...I'm an old lady, now some young one, I like the higher riding pants, please.

But the real point - I could shop in the SAME STORE as my 14 year old daughter.  Again, mind blown.

So life is going pretty darn well as I approach my 11 months since surgery date.  I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it if I could be to goal #3 (187 pounds) and not be obese any longer when I go for my 1 year post surgery appointment in May.  THAT would make my day.  So, I have a little over a month to get there and 10.8 pounds to lose.