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Okay, this was a good moment, but a moment none the less!!!  Saturday I went shopping for some new shorts for my husband.  While out I decided that since we where going out, I would see if there was a cute little summer dress on sale, since I have never owned one and just wanted to have one for the night.  So I found this cute little number in silk for only $15!!  Too Awesome - but the moment I am referring to is not the actual find, but when I went into the change room I took an extra large and a Large in with me - just to see the difference in sizing.  (This would be the first time really since the majority of my weight loss that I was actually buying something off the rack)  So I put on the XL totally expecting it to either be too small or just right, but to my surprise I found it actually fit a bit big.  So I tried on the Large - I honestly figured that it would be too small and that I was in between sizes, but it FIT!!!!  OMG... IT FIT!!!!  I have not seen a size large since grade 5, which would have made me what about 10 years old???  I am now 36!!!!  I started to cry in the fitting room - no shit!!  Cry!!!  The attendent actually came to the door to see if everything was okay, and when she saw my face she asked if everything was alright, I could not help but tell her exactly what I just told you!!  She was very happy for me, but really TMI - she does not know me from a hole in the wall...but what a MOMENT!!!  I think this dress is my favorite piece of clothing ever!!!  :-) 

So, it has been one month and 10 days since my surgery, and I am feeling better and better...the only issue I am having now is a racing heart.  Comes and goes, but I finally called the Doctor's office today to ask why, and I am dehydrated.  Makes sense...I have a real hard time just getting in 6 cups of water a day, but since the heat is now on here in Ontario, I really need to get more...  They said if I drink more the heart racing should go away...I hope they are right!!!  It is kind of uncomfortable.

But enough about that, the real reason I am blogging is because I am totally amazed by my weight loss!!!  I am now 50 lbs less a woman then I was almost a year ago and 31 lbs less a woman then the day of surgery!!!  I went from a size 24 to a tight size 18 this weekend!!!  I have not been a size 18 since Highschool!!!!  Now to see if we can keep shedding those pounds!!!!  I am currently losing about 2 lbs a week, but I have little excersise in my daily routine as of yet.  Mostly just chasing the kids and household work has me sweating, with a few small walks.  I have to get into more of a routine...but I guess I will wait until I get this dehydration thing under control.

Eating is hard - I find that mornings nothing but fluids will settle in my tummy, and at lunch I have to be really careful not to eat too much too fast or PAIN!!!  Even supper can be a chore, but it is not as bad as lunch.  Snacking through the day is almost impossible right now I am so busy - I should not even be writing this right now, but I needed a break.  And I really don't want to eat anything anyway.  I need to start pushing that though or I will not get enough protien in and then I will be in trouble...

Anyway got to go just needed to be alittle excited for a minute that one month out and I am half way to my goal!!!!YEPEEEE

I can not belive how awesome this is!!!!!!!!  I knew there would be weight loss, but I honestly prepared myself for feeling extremely tired and in pain.  But since 5 days after surgery I have not needed pain meds, and I feel AWESOME!!!  I went back to work after one week, and although I feel a little tired after my first week - I still have more energy now then before.  I have lost a total of 16 lbs since the surgery and 37 lbs since I started back in July last year!!!  I am soooo thankful!!!  Today I started my full fluids, and that was awesome!!!!  Flavour finally!!!!!!!!!!  After 4 weeks of clear fluid, I am ready for some yummyness!!!!

I want to start exercising in the mronings but I still find I am really tired, so I might try doing them at night for now, and then changing it to mornings when I feel more up to it.  I realized the other day that I was only taking in about 100 calories a day over the last 2 weeks - so I guess it is no wonder I was wanting to sleep alittle more.  Now though it looks like my calorie count will be in the 3-400's a day, so I think allitle more exercise will be good for me to keep that weight coming off.

I am so pleased that I can already wear some clothes I have not worn since I was married 7 years ago!!!!  I never expected the weight loss to be soo soon after surgery.

Anyway just wanted to document how I am feeling right now, so I can compare later!!!

So, I started my Optifast on April 14th, and I am now on day 5...WOW i knew this would be hard, but holy cow!!!  At night I think I am going to chew my arm off!!!  I know this is totally going to be worth the pain, but man, this is like a small form of torture!!!   But I am counting the days until surgery - April 28th, and looking forward to the new beginning!!!  I hope that I can do this...

Hello, I am still very new to this site, but I have been perving the site for a number of days now.  Everyone here seems so AWESOME!!!  I am looking forward to coming here more regularly, and perhaps I can even contribute from time to time.  I meet with my Surgeon on the 22nd of march, and hopefully I will get my date for surgery then!!  I am so excited and very scared at the same time.  I see taht these emotions are kind of normal based on everyone's posts, so I am not feeling so crazy!!!

Thanks to everyone that contributes on here, it makes a difference, I hope I can help make a difference too!!

Stacey