A BIG secret

The sleeve surgery certainly brings about some major changes in your life.  I have written in depth about most of those.  Eat less, eat healthier, exercise more, no fast food or soda, sweet treats in moderation, more water, less sugar etc etc.  The most surprising and BEST change post-op has been that urge to want to eat all the time.....is GONE!!  No more stress eating, no more overeating, no more desire to destroy myself with food unnecessarily. 

The second most surprising change I realized the past few days.  I no longer want to just shop all the time. Shopping was my hobby.  Could do it anytime, anywhere as long as I was getting cute stuff for good prices.  I look back now and think I was really just buying happiness.....making me feel better being fat in new clothes. Now that I have been forced.....literally forced to shop because I am swimming in my clothes, I really don't love it.  Really don't want to go and spend the time or money shopping.  I think I will LOVE it when I am closer to goal weight.  Right now it is hard to spend money knowing the outfit won't last long. I am buying in 2's right now.  2 pair of jeans, 2 pair of work out pants,  etc.  Survival.

PS......Weighed this morning and I lost 2 more pounds for a total of 52 pounds.  Today is exactly 3 months since surgery day.  52 pounds in 3 months.  Carry on!! 

This weekend I was on a misson to get some new jeans and bras.  I forgot to mention in yesterday's post about the bras.  Close your eyes if this embarasses you but .......I am literally swimming in my bras too.  The tops of the cups of the bras stick out like Batwings or something.  HORRIBLY uncomfortable and I even had a friend tell me they could see the top of the cups sticking out in my shirt.  So, had to get new bras this weekend too.  This meant I really needed to be measured so I could buy things that didn't cause Mt. Everest Batwings sticking out of the top of my shirt. I went to that fancy smancy place that has 6 foot, 100 pound models selling thier overpriced undergarments that men really don't care about anyway.  #1....I felt comfortable being in there today and #2.....I have SHRUNK 2 band sizes smaller than I was pre-op (2 whole band sizes is a huge difference) and #3......everything they brought me fit beautifully.  This is pretty fan-tabulous!!!

The thrifty-nifty chic in me snuck out of that "Secret" place in the mall and ran down to my fav department store to purchase bras that were just as pretty, fit just as well and for 1/3 the cost.  Sorry but since I will lose about 50 more pounds, I wasn't spending $50 on some lycra and wire.  Will go back to shop there when I am 6 feet tall and weigh about 120.