the ugly side
I guess I have to put in my two cents worth- been reading all these posts—-I
am three years out and I guess for me “normal” is going to be 200 lbs. I
cannot get any lower—-have tried low carb- and WW and just cannot drop have
stayed right at 196 to 204 for the last 8 months or so——and I feel normal- I
wear a 16-18, and 40C bra and feel like I am human again—–that may sound like
it’s large to most people——-but I was 376 pounds to start and wore a 30 and
a 46DD bra– they told me if I had the skin removal I would lose probably 14-18
more pounds——but it can sag–my reg dr. doesn’t recommend it for me and I
have had enough surgeries——
What I am saying is, I am 50, alive, and much healthier than I was 4 years
ago———and it seems like I have just started to live for the first time in
probably 20 years, so one person’s “norm” is not the same at all as what another
person feels is “normal”.
I feel so bad because people are so much better off after losing— and just
losing anything makes a huge difference , yet they continue to beat themselves
up to try to be what society thinks they should be.
We only go round once, enjoy your new body, (whatever size it wants to be) your
re-newed energy, and the rest of your life.
With love and understanding to all,
Karen
February 26th, 2007 at 7:10 am
barbara….you are my hero. some regain is always normal. weight fluctuates for
everyone wls or not. i remember well the 65-80% figure that was quoted to me.
if i lost and kept off the weight within that range i would be a sucess. for me
if i was healthy i would be a sucess. as i go through my annual extreme physical
i am being continually reassured that i am the healthiest i have ever been in my
life. the bad news today is that i have regained a little more. now about 11
lbs. 5 more than i had thought..my scale may be off, but physically i am good.
my current clothes still fit fine and i have been doing more weights so it may
be a little more muscle, lol. made me remember, muscle good..without all the
co-morbidities there is so much to celebrate!!!!
barabara, you are out of the wheelchair, can ride those rides to your hearts
content, have such a full life now that you actually get to live on a day to day
basis. no one has a right to burst that bubble!
ride that rollercoaster!
love, ida