It's taken a long time. Actually it's been 10 years since I was below 200 lbs. My peak was 236 lbs. I used to hear Oprah talk about this on TV that when she reached a certain number, she knew she could go no further. 236 lbs. was my number. I've never gone higher and it's the number that scared me because it was inching closer to 240 lbs. Once I hit that, it never seemed to be a problem losing 10-12 lbs. and getting myself back down to 224 lbs. -- as if this was supposed to be a monumental feat. Then losing another 5-6 lbs. would make me feel so much better coming in at 218 lbs. Then perhaps another 5 lbs. bringing me down to 213 lbs. and making me think somehow that I looked good. I definitely looked better but never good. But these are the numbers I've loitered around for the past ten years -- 213 lbs. to 224 lbs. Today I cracked it and am officially under 200 lbs. weighing in this morning at 199 lbs.
It's really amazing how good it feels to see that number. Scary but good. Scary because I know how short-lived it could be. Good because it really means I'm on my way, for the first time in ten years, to having a chance to be a normal weight once again.
My second chance all began in December 2014, when I had emergency back surgery. At that time, I weighed about 224 lbs. When I got out of the hospital, I weighed 214 lbs. This was my start. I was down 10 pounds. One thing that's helped is that the pulmonologist told me I retained a lot of water and put me on a water pill. I've taken this pill on and off for the past ten months and find that this really helps me to keep the weight off. So in ten months time, I've lost an additional 15 pounds bringing me below that dreaded 200 number. Which has prompted me to start up this blog again. So let's see where it goes.
Today was Day 1 on a new journey to look like I used to. I'm excited.
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