Let's get a physical!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDvWz9VN40nCA&v=vWz9VN40nCA

How to know you're an 80's baby... my mom would make going to see the doctor less scary by playing this on the drive over and singing "let's get a physical!" and encouraging my brother and I to join in.

TW: weight loss, with numbers. Obesity & BMI. Surgery & recovery.

I had my six month check-up with my PCP today (you get semi-annuals when you have enough wrong with you), which of course means a weigh-in. I'm at 205lbs, which is 12lbs lighter than the 217lbs I was on surgery day six weeks ago. That is also 70lbs lighter than the 275lbs I weighed at my heaviest in 2023, and 50lbs lighter than the 255lbs I was when I started Contrave.

That also puts me at a 29.4 BMI. Now, I know the BMI is a load of crap, according to the BMI I should be 165lbs, and that would make me look like a starvation victim. I'm betting I bottom out somewhere between 195-200lbs, which still puts me in the "overweight" category. But! This is the first time in my adult life that I've been below a 30 BMI, aka in the "obesity" range. As a matter of fact, most of that was spent in obesity level 2. The lowest weight I've ever been before this was 210lbs. So, I've officially beaten my own record.

Also, I wore a pair of pants today that just fit when I bought them two years ago, fit perfectly over the holidays, and are now obviously baggy. This is a pair I never thought would be baggy on me, holy cow. Speaking of pants... it's a lot easier to find a 34" inseam in a size 20W. I'm in a 14/16 straight size now. Except this one random pair of Lane Bryant size 18 jeans that somehow fit perfectly loose. But denim is a whole other thing when it comes to sizing and fit.

Everyone was SHOCKED I looked and was moving around so well so soon after one of the toughest surgeries to endure. Clean eating, hydration, electrolytes, and nutritional supplementation, baby. Give your body what it needs to properly function, and it'll actually work the way it's supposed to.

Funny enough, after the three spine surgery go-arounds (two of the five surgeries were doubled up), six weeks to the day later I did a studio photography shoot. This is the first time I haven't had one booked at six weeks. Which is fine, I'm waiting for next year when I finish the hair growth challenge. But, let's see if I'm up to some selfies tomorrow. It's not like I'm un-identifiable without the weight, but I don't really look like my pictures anymore...

Also, for manifestation purposes: there's a giant clothing swap coming up in April, and Universe, I'm looking for athletic pants and interesting pairs of slacks that are either plenty long enough, or look even better worn cropped.