If The Shoe Fits Wear It?!

So I put on a pair of shoes I bought last summer with the peep toe thing going on....well 50 lbs later they are falling off my feet!! I have heard your shoe size changes but I really didn't think....it was true!

onward and downward...

Nine, Nine, Nine...Fifty, Fifty, Fifty....

9 months bandiversary!!

182 this morning ~ looking for those 170's!!

50.2 pounds gone!!

I'm off to do the happy dance! (maybe some new pics and measurements later?!)




So the nine fingers things is kinda backwards but so am I!! haha
Measurements:

waist 37
hips 44 1/2
chest 44
wrist 6 1/4
forearm 10 1/2
thigh 24 1/2
calf 16 1/2
ankle 8 1/4
upperarm 14 1/4
neck 14 3/4

took off a little bit of inches here and there, feel better in my clothes, can fit into some smaller sizes sometimes, overall ~ all is well!! ;-P

Gizmo Update! Traveling Clothes.

184.2 this morning...... working it!

Went to see my favorite lap band doctor this morning. He was dressed a little strange. Guessing the x-ray garb is for the protection of all, well everyone but the patient that is, LOL. He did a little tweak of a fill this morning under the flora thing x-ray ma bob (maybe I should google the technical name but does it really matter?!) Fact is he could see the port, the tube, the gizmo, the pouch that was created for me and we watched the fluid go in and down, a little tweak, more fluid in and down, interesting, wishing I could see a little better. Anyways his report was something like this "everything looks like it did the day I put it in". That is a good thing cuz my lap band brain often worries "did I eat too much that meal and stretch out my itty bitty pouch?!" He assured me my pouch looked great, keep up the good work, continue to eat good proteins, etc. Oh, and by the way, today....liquids, tomorrow next stage of foods, and the next day is the next stage of foods and back to normal after that.

Now my recent delima since last weeks visit has been trying to find a lap band doctor in the area I am moving to. The office that is the closest to my new home wants 500 bucks non refundable, goes nothing towards any of my care, just a flat 500 bucks to see my smiling face! (my face is really not worth that amount of money!) So I called the next one on the list...first visit 300-400 dollars, no fills, then upper GI, then a fill and each fill 111.00 ~ so I'm thinking "forget it, just give me a needle to have on hand incase of an emergency unfill". Dr Minkin set me straight on those thoughts and he is right, I need a local doctor, a local support system, etc. The lap band rep was on hand, gave me some info on where to go to and what to do and they will do all they can to help find me a new doctor in my new location.

On another note I made a trip to MI this past weekend and my Aunt Vivian has been cleaning out her closet and had the mother load of size 14s, 12s, 10s and etc etc etc! So I went through 2 totes of clothes, took capri pants that are very near being able to be worn by me and left jeans since I have so many already (and we are moving and I don't want to take more than I will use) ~ how exciting to enjoy the benefits of others losing weight before and faster than you!! I love having clothes travel to me, even if I have to pick them up!

onward and downward........

Here's a shot of the new to me clothes:

Official Weekly Weigh In Results, Questions In My Head, etc...

It's been awhile, we have been traveling and that means no scale tied to my leg! haha

184.6 was the result this morning.

I'm almost 9 months out from surgery now. Things have slowed considerable. Lack of exercise, lack of food journal, lack of self discipline are playing a part of the slow down I know. I know I've been doing a little stress eating. Not good!

Monday I go for an upper GI flourascope thing, Dr. Minkin will do a fill under the "light" if needed, he will check lap band placement, pouch placement, etc. I think it will help ease any mental anguish because I find myself wondering sometimes....have I stretched my pouch? did I eat too much just now? did I drink too soon after my meal?

onward and downward.....

Do You Ever See Yourself In The Mirror And....

wonder who that is?! Seriously when I get a full glimpse, like in a dressing room mirror, I wonder "who is that"?! Almost like my mind is in someone elses body, a body I do not know or recognize. Very strange feeling. ;-)