6 weeks and 24lbs down

The Day of surgery at the hospital. I knew it was official when I was sitting in the pre op room and saw my name on the board. I still could not believe that the day had finally come.

Day of surgery above and 6 weeks below

Day of surgery above and 6 weeks below

Day of surgery above

The camera battery died today before we could get a picture of my behind today. But I assure you that it is no smaller. Maelee keeps saying "Mom, I thought you had surgery to be skinny, but your butt is still fat."

This picture was taken while bowling with the family at my 5 week mark. I think this is first picture that has been taken of me in a long time that I did not hate. My face is still chubby, but I don't feel disgusted when I look at it. (that is Maelee's gang sign she is throwing up. Everytime we take a picture she says "$4 Yo!"

It has been 6 weeks since surgery. I am 24 lbs down. 15 of that was in the first week. So in 5 weeks I lost 9 lbs. That is about right on target. The goal is 1 to 2 lbs per week.......would I love more, Yeah, but who wouldn't? People keep asking for pics. When you have as much as I do to lose 24 lbs is not very much. It is just a drop in the bucket. I can't tell a difference yet. I did not want to take pics yet, but I am sure in the end I will like looking back at the changes and different stages of the loss. People say they can tell a difference in my face. I could tell a little difference in my face in a picture Scott took of me and the girls at the bowling alley.

So I am 24lbs down and a whopping 76 more to go....urghhh!! at 1 to 2 lbs a week it will take close to another year and a half. I want it tomorrow. But when I look at it at month to month and think by the end of the summer I could be close to 50 lbs down I feel pretty good about that possibility. Little steps and little goals. Right now my goal is to buy a pair of these jeans I found. I am going to a concert with my friend Maranda June 26th and I am hoping to buy a pair by then for the concert. I don't even care if I only fit into them for a month or two or three, I just need to set these little goals for myself to keep myself going.