7.16.2008

I'M NOT OBESE!!!

I'M NOT OBESE ANYMORE!!! I am officially just OVERWEIGHT!!!

I never thought I'd be so excited about being overweight. LOL.

In all seriousness, this is really exciting for me. When I started my weight loss journey almost two years ago I was considered morbidly obese... and I was still considered morbidly obese when I had my surgery. And now I'm just overweight... and in 30 lbs my BMI will be considered "normal." 7 months ago when I had my surgery I had 122 lbs to lose. It seemed so unbelievably unobtainable. How does someone lose 122 lbs? That's like an entire person (well, ok, an entire skinny and petite person who probably could eat a brownie or two).

Everyday I amaze myself. I have NEVER been so amazed with myself- I love who I am. I know I keep saying that, but I can't get over it. It's weird to go from a place of self-hate to self-love. That transformation is very surreal and it's kind of happened overnight.

Anyways, I'm just quite pleased with my new BMI status as you can probably tell :)

6 comments:

Unknown said...

That is fantastic!! You are truly am inspiration!!

Martha said...

yea you!!! jus git down wif chew bad self

Anonymous said...

Congrats on being overweight! I understand! I've been following your journey and I think you're doing a gret job!!!

Mary from the BE board

ツ αngie said...

Love your new blog look and CONGRATULATIONS on your new status!!! :)

Melanie said...

It is so great to see you so happy, Amanda! You deserve it.

Theresa said...

Awesome Amanda! You really do look GREAT!! You have some so far, and I am sure it has been hard work getting there. I am really happy for you!