Downsizing and NSV

If you noticed my post about my 10 major goals for 2010 included a lot of downsizing: my weight, my debt, my bills, and my possessions. Most of this I had planned for last year, but many things slowed me down (including the downsized economy that had my pay downsized).

Thankfully, downsizing isn’t always a negative. One great example of this is my measurements. My last update on Dec 6th (3.5 weeks after starting preop) had me down 6 inches.

Now almost 7.5 weeks into this journey (and six weeks after surgery) my numbers have changed dramatically. I have been told my family that I look much better (and much healthier), but I never believed that the numbers had changed so much over the last 4 weeks. I have lost 21 inches!!! Wooohooo!!

The best part is that most of the inches lost have been in my hips, waist, and chest. I have lost most of my “middle” weight which is much healthier. I am now starting to get the body shape that I am used to having (somewhere between a hourglass and a pear depending on weight). People normally think I weigh less than I do (including doctors) because my weight was dispersed well.

Once I started to gain the last 30lbs that changed. I looked my weight – and felt it too. I had a puffy look that I just couldn’t stand. Now I look and feel so much healthier. Yes I am still obese and I still look it, but I look and feel so much different – 21 inches different!! Yeahhhh!!!!