kind of speechless, here
Sep. 13th, 2010 01:22 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mickeymAccording to my scale, as of today I've lost 20lbs.
I'm pretty sure all of that is water weight (or most of it), which doesn't make it any less of a \o/ thing. The reason I'm pretty sure about that is that my ankles and feet? Are now normal-sized. My right leg/thigh, the one with the cellulitis? There's still some swelling there, but it's gone down. An amazing amount, actually. My legs in general are less swollen.
I know it's not all from the weight loss program -- some of it is because I'm taking my meds like I'm supposed to (most notably the thyroid and bp/diuretic).
I can wear my jeans again.
I really feel pretty \o/ about all of this, actually. :)
I'm pretty sure all of that is water weight (or most of it), which doesn't make it any less of a \o/ thing. The reason I'm pretty sure about that is that my ankles and feet? Are now normal-sized. My right leg/thigh, the one with the cellulitis? There's still some swelling there, but it's gone down. An amazing amount, actually. My legs in general are less swollen.
I know it's not all from the weight loss program -- some of it is because I'm taking my meds like I'm supposed to (most notably the thyroid and bp/diuretic).
I can wear my jeans again.
I really feel pretty \o/ about all of this, actually. :)
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:27 pm (UTC)SO WORTHY OF \o/!!!
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:30 pm (UTC)\O/
Go you! ♥
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Date: 2010-09-13 05:34 pm (UTC)RAH RAH RAH!!!
You should be \o/ !!!!
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Date: 2010-09-13 06:24 pm (UTC)HAPPY DANCE!!!! TACKLEHUG!
(and please remember that water weight is real weight loss -- fat on our bodies is filled with water (so is muscle) and losing the water is part of losing the fat. I know our culture (and your sister) derides "water loss" as not real weight loss, but it's actually a necessary part of losing fat and stabilising blood sugar (because the more glycogen in our bodies, the more water the glycogen binds to).
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Date: 2010-09-13 07:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-13 06:38 pm (UTC)and happy reading - the weekend surprise was from me - I just forgot to fill in my name
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Date: 2010-09-13 06:57 pm (UTC):D :D :D
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Date: 2010-09-13 11:13 pm (UTC)Congrats!
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Date: 2010-09-14 12:27 am (UTC)SO proud of you! *hugs*
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Date: 2010-09-14 07:11 am (UTC)And like others have said, don't downplay this. "Water weight" is critical to lose -- as you can see before your eyes with how much better you're already feeling!
Hang in there, babe. You are doing awesomely.
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Date: 2010-09-14 11:31 am (UTC)Especially glad that this makes you feel good :)
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Date: 2010-09-15 03:40 am (UTC)\o/!!