The Not So Wonderful World of Stalls

I've hit a stall.

For the last week and a half I've stayed at the same weight.  The scale doesn't want to budge.  To say it's frustrating is an understatement.  I haven't had a stall since about week 3-4 post op.  That one lasted a couple of weeks.  I hope that this one ends sooner rather than later because its aggravating not seeing the scale move at all.  I want to lose these last 9 pounds to hit the 100 pound loss mark, so enough already.  Why did the stall have to pick NOW to kick in (?)  :)

As I said, I've stalled before, so I won't panic too much.  I know it will pass and before I know it, I will pass the 100 pound loss and then some.  But maybe a little bit of whining will push it along (??)  *LOL*

Shopping ... Fun??

Who-da-thunk-it!  Me, one who absolutely hated clothes shopping, went clothes shopping last night and had fun!

Could the 90 pounds of weight I have lost have something to do with it?  ABSO-FREAKIN-LUTELY!!  I was able to shop in an area of clothes that I haven't even given a second look to in over 10 years.  They have such cute stuff in the non-fat-woman section.  I got two pairs of jeans and four tops.

When I entered the store, I headed directly to the fat-woman section because it's engrained in my mind that I belong there.  I haven't belonged in the non-fat-woman section for such a long time.  When I did enter the non-fat-woman section, it felt pretty strange.  I half expected someone to come up to me and say "you should look in the other section for clothes that are more your size".  But they didn't.  Nobody even gave me a second look and, trust me, I was watching.

I have to tell you, it was one of the best times I've had shopping for clothes.  I used dread having to choose between one gaudy flowered shirt over that other gaudy flowered shirt.  Why is it that they put the same patterns on the clothes for larger women?  I never understood that.  Do we all want to look like flower patches or something?  I must've missed that memo.  Needless to say, I am thrilled that I am now able to shop in the cute clothes section with all the pretty colors.

One Down, One to Go

I am now down to ONE blood pressure med!  I am so excited too.  It's one of the main reasons I had weight loss surgery -- to get off all my prescription meds!  Today, it happened.  YAY!!!

I have been having dizzy spells over the past four or five days so I called my PCP last night.  They said I should go in to be checked out to rule out dehydration and a virus that is going around.  Well, I went in this morning and my PCP did a laying down blood pressure, a sitting up blood pressure and then a standing blood pressure.  My sitting up blood pressure went down and I had a dizzy spell when I sat up.  I'm so glad I had one while in the office and that the numbers matched what was happening.  He also ruled out the virus and dehydration.

It was then that my PCP said stop taking one of the meds!  Just one to go.  I am hoping that over the next few months that one will be gone too.  I'm doing a happy dance!

**One more happy thing that happened to me over the weekend.  I tried on a pair of misses size 18 jeans and....they fit!!  I had tried on these exact same jeans about a month and a half ago and couldn't get them buttoned or zipped.  Now, they fit.  And it's a size without a "W" after the number.  How strange does that feel?  I haven't worn a size without a "W" after it in a very long time; so many years that I can't remember when.

My Fellow Weight Loss Bloggers

I wanted to say THANKS to all my fellow weight loss bloggers -- whether you are a gastric bypass, lap band or vertical sleeve.  You are all so great and keep my motivation high with your success stories.  I also feel the same frustrations you feel along the way.

I'm glad that the number of bloggers/blogs seems to be growing (or becoming easier to find anyway).  I know that I can use all the support and understanding I can get some days.  And even tho' I may not comment on every thread, please know that I am reading regularly and enjoying the updates.

Please stop by some of the blogs I have listed on the right under "My Blog List".  They are written by some very inspiring people.