Size 16 purple dress

So here I am, wearing a size 16 dress at the wedding of my friends Julie & Eric. I still can't believe it was a size 16. We got a full body shot of me, but since I am usually the photographer, I have no clue how to pose myself in pictures. And let's just say it is not flattering. I still have a goofy grin on my face in this one (I also can't smile normally in pics for some reason), I can live with sharing it. :)

Sweet 16...a different 16

You're not imagining things, I've posted this photo before, back when I had lost 16 pounds. As of today, I am now down 47 pounds! So close to the big 5-0! :) So why repost the Sweet 16 pic? Because I bought a dress for a wedding this weekend in a...get this...SIZE 16! I'm still in shock and convinced that because I bought it at Ross it was mismarked. But I tried on two more 16s and they fit too! Holy cow. I haven't worn a size 16 since I was 16 years old! I'm still wearing 18s and 20s during the week, but some of them are getting too big. Very exciting, but also hard to dress for work!

Another observation: people are nicer to me now that I've lost weight. I know some of this is just because they are happy for me and see my new confidence, but it's more than that. More on this later. I find it disturbing and don't want to concentrate on negative thoughts right now. I want to celebrate my size 16 dress! I'll post photos from the wedding.

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Nope, it's not a dominoes game...it's the number of pounds I've lost in 10 weeks! Will blog more soon! Thanks for your support!

Not a Magic Pill

NPR did a story today on weight loss surgery, check it out: http://www.npr.org/2011/10/01/140803898/surgery-not-a-magic-pill-for-obese-patients?sc=fb&cc=fp.

Yep, this is what I've been saying. This surgery was not a magic pill. I still struggle and the journey hasn't always been easy. But I will say this. This morning I had to get up early and deliver flyers to a neighborhood for work. I walked for the better part of two hours. Before surgery, I would have been dripping with sweat and would have been COMPLETELY exhausted afterwards. Except for needing coffee, I was just fine after I finished my route today. And I probably mentioned this before, but my carpal tunnel seems to have disappeared, my knees and feet already feel better and I'm pretty sure my sleep apnea is disappearing too. I still snore, but apparently not as loudly. I know I'm sleeping better. Fortunately, I have not had any of the complications some of the folks in the story have and I hope that continues. My doctor told me that she has two sleeve patients who are always nauseous and getting sick and she thinks it's because they don't eat enough protein. I'm obsessed with protein. She thinks this is why I hardly ever get sick. I've really only gotten sick about 5 times or so...and it's usually because I ate one bite too many. I hope the good luck continues!

Weight loss update: 38 pounds down!