It's been a long time since I posted, since May, in fact. I'm sorry. I know that it's not fair to those of you who read this--I hope you're still with me even though my posts are infrequent.
First the move. I'm living in North Carolina again; this time in Rocky Mount in an adorable house in the country. My neighbor across the road (it's a narrow, private road) is a horse. :-) There are crops to the right of my house as well as behind it. It's quiet here, except for the crows, which are noisy boogers sometimes.
I'm teaching again; I really missed it, and I love the school I'm in. I love my principal, my kids and my coworkers. I really feel blessed, and returning to NC felt like I was going "home". I have great friends here, and after working in the hospital for a year, I am really glad to be back in the classroom, which also feels like "home". And I'm letting my hair grow out--here's an updated photo:
The milestone? Well, it was three years ago August that I began this adventure, and as of today, I have lost 147 lbs, which takes my weight to 158, which is FIVE POUNDS less than I weighed in September, 1974 (the beginning of my senior year.)
How do I know this? How do I remember? I had knee surgery that September. The nurse who weighed me for my admission had me step on the scale. Those non-digital scales have those weights that get moved over, and she must've forgotten that she had moved from "100" to "150" because when she slid the little bar over to "13", she said, "Okay, 113?" I didn't correct her. It was the first time in my life I "weighed" 113--never mind that I didn't really weigh that; for one hospital stay, my weight on paper was 113! So I remember it clearly. I weighed 163.
And that was the last time I weighed even CLOSE to 163. And now I weigh 5 pounds less than that! It's incredible. People who I haven't seen in a while don't even recognize me. My skinny jeans are size 12. If I could afford to have plastic surgery, I would probably weigh about 130 and wear a size 8. I'm small. Seriously...for the first time in my adult life. Remember three years ago when the naysayers told me all their hateful stories about people who gained ALL their weight back? Well, it's three years later, and I'm not there!!
And the problem? Sigh. I almost hate to admit it. I look great in clothing, but naked is another story all together. No one prepares you for how you look naked when you have this surgery. Seriously. There is no preparation for the deflated balloon look that is so hard to view. I try to avoid mirrors when I'm naked, probably more than I avoided mirrors when I was fat! I almost think I had more body confidence before the surgery than I have now, because when I was big, it was pretty much "what you see is what you get." That's not true anymore, and I think my lack of confidence is one of the reasons I'm not dating at ALL. I miss dating. I do. I'm just not sure about dealing with the excess flesh. I think counseling may be in order...
First the move. I'm living in North Carolina again; this time in Rocky Mount in an adorable house in the country. My neighbor across the road (it's a narrow, private road) is a horse. :-) There are crops to the right of my house as well as behind it. It's quiet here, except for the crows, which are noisy boogers sometimes.
I'm teaching again; I really missed it, and I love the school I'm in. I love my principal, my kids and my coworkers. I really feel blessed, and returning to NC felt like I was going "home". I have great friends here, and after working in the hospital for a year, I am really glad to be back in the classroom, which also feels like "home". And I'm letting my hair grow out--here's an updated photo:
The milestone? Well, it was three years ago August that I began this adventure, and as of today, I have lost 147 lbs, which takes my weight to 158, which is FIVE POUNDS less than I weighed in September, 1974 (the beginning of my senior year.)
How do I know this? How do I remember? I had knee surgery that September. The nurse who weighed me for my admission had me step on the scale. Those non-digital scales have those weights that get moved over, and she must've forgotten that she had moved from "100" to "150" because when she slid the little bar over to "13", she said, "Okay, 113?" I didn't correct her. It was the first time in my life I "weighed" 113--never mind that I didn't really weigh that; for one hospital stay, my weight on paper was 113! So I remember it clearly. I weighed 163.
And that was the last time I weighed even CLOSE to 163. And now I weigh 5 pounds less than that! It's incredible. People who I haven't seen in a while don't even recognize me. My skinny jeans are size 12. If I could afford to have plastic surgery, I would probably weigh about 130 and wear a size 8. I'm small. Seriously...for the first time in my adult life. Remember three years ago when the naysayers told me all their hateful stories about people who gained ALL their weight back? Well, it's three years later, and I'm not there!!
And the problem? Sigh. I almost hate to admit it. I look great in clothing, but naked is another story all together. No one prepares you for how you look naked when you have this surgery. Seriously. There is no preparation for the deflated balloon look that is so hard to view. I try to avoid mirrors when I'm naked, probably more than I avoided mirrors when I was fat! I almost think I had more body confidence before the surgery than I have now, because when I was big, it was pretty much "what you see is what you get." That's not true anymore, and I think my lack of confidence is one of the reasons I'm not dating at ALL. I miss dating. I do. I'm just not sure about dealing with the excess flesh. I think counseling may be in order...
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