It has been four and half months since I had my surgery. To date I have lost approximately 90 pounds and have gone from a size 26 (3-4x) to a size 16 (XL). I couldn’t be happier about my progress, I never though in August that I would be in a size 16 by December.
Last night when I went to buy new jeans, I took a size 18 to the dressing room and couldn’t believe they were big. I stood there and actually contemplated going out and getting a size 16, because I couldn’t believe it was possible. When I tried the 16’s on I almost cried. I know that sounds strange, unless you’ve been big your whole life, it’s hard to explain the feeling of fitting into a regular size. I’ve never been a size smaller then 20 before and 16 just seem so strange and new.
I am struggling a bit with the emotional side of losing so much weight. When I look into the mirror, I still see that size 26 girl staring back at me. Logically I know I’ve lost weight and that I’m smaller, but it’s hard to get my head around it.
