Skin Surgery and Country Heat!
I decided is probably time for me to update on where I am at in this whole crazy weight loss journey. In total, since beginning this whole process, I have lost 212 pounds. I started out weighing 401, and now weigh 189! So crazy and unbelievable for me. I am able to do so much more, I have so much energy, and I can where cute and in-style clothing that is normal people clothes. Seriously, I now wear a size medium shirt and size 12 pants! Crazy, especially since I used to wear 3X-4X shirts and 30-32 pants! I am so happy with myself and how far I have come.
But with all that weight loss, comes the loose skin. I have so much extra skin hanging on me, and I hate it. My stomach skin causes me so many problems. The main thing being back pain. My back hurts all the time, and I try to do things to help it not hurt so much, but it still isn't perfect. The other issue is that I get rashes underneath my belly apron and in my belly button a lot, too. And they are awful, painful, sometimes itchy, and sometimes it even leaves a nasty odor. I can't stand it. It is also overall just very uncomfortable and it gets in the way or gets caught, it sometimes even makes it hard for me to catch my breath, and it makes it hard on my breathing when I sing, as well. I use a belly band to try and help hold it in. I also have a lot of extra skin on my arms, which just looks gross and all my kids at work just want to play with it all the time. They find it funny. But it makes shaving my underarms very difficult and wearing certain shirts is really hard, too, because my skin doesn't always want to fit in them. I also have some extra skin on my legs, which rubs and bounces and can makes working out difficult and uncomfortable. Overall, the skin is a pain.
Right now I am seeing a plastic surgeon about my extra skin. And we starting with just taking care of my belly skin, first, and seeing if we can get my insurance company to at least cover that. But my arms and legs, I don't know that I will ever get that done. We will just have to see.
The other thing I want to bring up is the fact that I have finally found a workout that I absolutely love and am actually doing pretty much every day. It is called Country Heat and is from the "Beach Body Program". Now I am not really part of Beach Body or doing all of that other stuff. I am only using the Country Heat workout DVDs. Basically, what it is, is a fun dance workout all done to country music. I absolutely love it and have so much fun with it. For the first time in my life, I am actually doing a workout because I want to do it, and am not forcing myself to do it. It is high energy and fast paced and just a lot of fun. But it is simple enough that anyone can do it. Just really great!
So with that being said, that is where I am at. I am pretty proud of myself. And I am just praying things will workout with my skin surgery and hopefully I will be able to have that done sooner rather than later. Be in prayer for me, everyone! Thank-you!
But with all that weight loss, comes the loose skin. I have so much extra skin hanging on me, and I hate it. My stomach skin causes me so many problems. The main thing being back pain. My back hurts all the time, and I try to do things to help it not hurt so much, but it still isn't perfect. The other issue is that I get rashes underneath my belly apron and in my belly button a lot, too. And they are awful, painful, sometimes itchy, and sometimes it even leaves a nasty odor. I can't stand it. It is also overall just very uncomfortable and it gets in the way or gets caught, it sometimes even makes it hard for me to catch my breath, and it makes it hard on my breathing when I sing, as well. I use a belly band to try and help hold it in. I also have a lot of extra skin on my arms, which just looks gross and all my kids at work just want to play with it all the time. They find it funny. But it makes shaving my underarms very difficult and wearing certain shirts is really hard, too, because my skin doesn't always want to fit in them. I also have some extra skin on my legs, which rubs and bounces and can makes working out difficult and uncomfortable. Overall, the skin is a pain.
Right now I am seeing a plastic surgeon about my extra skin. And we starting with just taking care of my belly skin, first, and seeing if we can get my insurance company to at least cover that. But my arms and legs, I don't know that I will ever get that done. We will just have to see.
The other thing I want to bring up is the fact that I have finally found a workout that I absolutely love and am actually doing pretty much every day. It is called Country Heat and is from the "Beach Body Program". Now I am not really part of Beach Body or doing all of that other stuff. I am only using the Country Heat workout DVDs. Basically, what it is, is a fun dance workout all done to country music. I absolutely love it and have so much fun with it. For the first time in my life, I am actually doing a workout because I want to do it, and am not forcing myself to do it. It is high energy and fast paced and just a lot of fun. But it is simple enough that anyone can do it. Just really great!
So with that being said, that is where I am at. I am pretty proud of myself. And I am just praying things will workout with my skin surgery and hopefully I will be able to have that done sooner rather than later. Be in prayer for me, everyone! Thank-you!
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