Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Congratulations!!! The part about you having a lap reminded me of something my son said. He is 11 and said that he can't wait until I have the surgery and lose weight so he can sit on my lap. He was having a rough day yesterday and needed some TLC and couldn't get close enough to mom. Comments like that make me what this even more. I am doing this for myself and so much more. I don't know how much you weighed before, but to other people you probably do look different. When I lost weight once and got to goal, people couldn't believe it was me. I still felt the same....just more energy. Now I really will look different as I have an extra 60 lbs. on me. ( 60 more than my highest weight then) Have fun with the elections......... Pattygemellodigiovanni wrote: Hello everyone:I know I said I wouldn't post until after the election, but oh well, I need to keep in contact as much as I can. I need to stay in contact with my online "home."Anyway, today a co-worker said that he thought I was skinny. Me skinny? I look at myself in the mirror, and still it hasn't completely sunk in. I get in the car and look how my tummy is flat and no longer rests on my lap--yes, I have an actual lap--and it makes me feel great that I did this. said that if he didn't know it was me, he wouldn't recognize me at all. He said that the change was "drastic."For some reason, coming from him, it didn't bother me. He was congratulating me, not tearing me down. And then I started to think, and I said to him and another normal-weighted co-worker (both part of my circle of support), "You know, I don't think people in general know what healthy, normal weight looks like. I'm in a healthy weight range, at a goal set by my PCP and me. My labs are all normal. Well, not even normal; they are great."He said, "Well, I guess it's because we all know what you used to look like, and you could be a testimonial for this process, you know, before and after."But still I am struck by the strangeness--a good strangeness--about having reached goal. I've been doing quite well with my self-talk, continuing to tell myself that I'm doing what I need to maintain. It's still a day-to-day effort, but damn, I'm worth the effort. And each new day brings challenges and joys just like before. But now, I am prepared to face it. I can handle the challenges, yes. But the joy, wow, that just gets better and better.Thanks for reading,Gemello-153 lbs / at goal__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Congratulations!!! The part about you having a lap reminded me of something my son said. He is 11 and said that he can't wait until I have the surgery and lose weight so he can sit on my lap. He was having a rough day yesterday and needed some TLC and couldn't get close enough to mom. Comments like that make me what this even more. I am doing this for myself and so much more. I don't know how much you weighed before, but to other people you probably do look different. When I lost weight once and got to goal, people couldn't believe it was me. I still felt the same....just more energy. Now I really will look different as I have an extra 60 lbs. on me. ( 60 more than my highest weight then) Have fun with the elections......... Pattygemellodigiovanni wrote: Hello everyone:I know I said I wouldn't post until after the election, but oh well, I need to keep in contact as much as I can. I need to stay in contact with my online "home."Anyway, today a co-worker said that he thought I was skinny. Me skinny? I look at myself in the mirror, and still it hasn't completely sunk in. I get in the car and look how my tummy is flat and no longer rests on my lap--yes, I have an actual lap--and it makes me feel great that I did this. said that if he didn't know it was me, he wouldn't recognize me at all. He said that the change was "drastic."For some reason, coming from him, it didn't bother me. He was congratulating me, not tearing me down. And then I started to think, and I said to him and another normal-weighted co-worker (both part of my circle of support), "You know, I don't think people in general know what healthy, normal weight looks like. I'm in a healthy weight range, at a goal set by my PCP and me. My labs are all normal. Well, not even normal; they are great."He said, "Well, I guess it's because we all know what you used to look like, and you could be a testimonial for this process, you know, before and after."But still I am struck by the strangeness--a good strangeness--about having reached goal. I've been doing quite well with my self-talk, continuing to tell myself that I'm doing what I need to maintain. It's still a day-to-day effort, but damn, I'm worth the effort. And each new day brings challenges and joys just like before. But now, I am prepared to face it. I can handle the challenges, yes. But the joy, wow, that just gets better and better.Thanks for reading,Gemello-153 lbs / at goal__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Patty: Thanks. You made me think of my mom. Sometimes I wish I were a child again so that I could climb up in her lap, smell her perfume and enjoy her warm embrace. I'm gonna call her now. Gemello P.S. My highest recorded weight was 315 lbs. I fear that it may have been even higher at one point, but I couldn't bare to step on a scale. My most recent official kaiser weigh-in was 162 lbs (three pounds under goal). > Congratulations!!! The part about you having a lap reminded me of something my son said. He is 11 and said that he can't wait until I have the surgery and lose weight so he can sit on my lap. He was having a rough day yesterday and needed some TLC and couldn't get close enough to mom. Comments like that make me what this even more. I am doing this for myself and so much more. > I don't know how much you weighed before, but to other people you probably do look different. When I lost weight once and got to goal, people couldn't believe it was me. I still felt the same....just more energy. Now I really will look different as I have an extra 60 lbs. on me. ( 60 more than my highest weight then) > Have fun with the elections......... > Patty > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 Gem You are an amazing person and really inspire us all. I know about the lap thing cuz yesterday I held one of the children on my lap to tie his shoes(at my work) and when I was done I realized what I had just done!! I actually had him in my lap,not sit on the floor beside me!! I get called petite all the time now and its hard to believe they are talking to me!! Keep in touch Huggles > > Hello everyone: > > I know I said I wouldn't post until after the election, but oh well, > I need to keep in contact as much as I can. I need to stay in > contact with my online " home. " > > Anyway, today a co-worker said that he thought I was skinny. Me > skinny? I look at myself in the mirror, and still it hasn't > completely sunk in. I get in the car and look how my tummy is flat > and no longer rests on my lap--yes, I have an actual lap--and it > makes me feel great that I did this. > > said that if he didn't know it was me, he wouldn't recognize me > at all. He said that the change was " drastic. " > > For some reason, coming from him, it didn't bother me. He was > congratulating me, not tearing me down. And then I started to think, > and I said to him and another normal-weighted co-worker (both part of > my circle of support), " You know, I don't think people in general > know what healthy, normal weight looks like. I'm in a healthy weight > range, at a goal set by my PCP and me. My labs are all normal. > Well, not even normal; they are great. " > > He said, " Well, I guess it's because we all know what you used to > look like, and you could be a testimonial for this process, you know, > before and after. " > > But still I am struck by the strangeness--a good strangeness--about > having reached goal. I've been doing quite well with my self-talk, > continuing to tell myself that I'm doing what I need to maintain. > It's still a day-to-day effort, but damn, I'm worth the effort. And > each new day brings challenges and joys just like before. But now, I > am prepared to face it. I can handle the challenges, yes. But the > joy, wow, that just gets better and better. > > Thanks for reading, > > Gemello > -153 lbs / at goal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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