18 months later...

Boy, I haven't been on here for a while!  It was so good to see familiar faces- Devon, Tracy, Carol, Nikki etc.  I've missed you all.  I wanted to update my journey with the caveat that I have done things a bit differently than many.  I am not suggesting that anyone do what I did, I just want folks to hear about what has worked for me.

18 months ago I tipped the scale at 345 pounds.  I knew it was going to be a long haul.  I am a band to sleeve revision.

For the first 12 months I never went off program ( that being low carb, high protein ). I lost 130 pounds.  I knew that diet fatigue was setting in, so I made the bold decision to take the next 6 months and test out maintenance.  For me, I wanted to figure that all out before I actually got there.  In those next 6 months I lost another 18-20 pounds.  An unexpected round of steroids and narcotics made me regain about 15 pounds.

I am now back down and for the first time in forever am solidly under 200 pounds.  I had neck fusion surgery last week, but have begun the push towards goal.

This has been a remarkable 18 months. My choice to do maintenance before goal gave me so much confidence.

Thanks to all of you for love and support!

Kim

Great of you to share, congratulations on your success and especially on the confidence you have  on your surgery. I love that! 

Woohooo, Kim!  So good to see you back on here and hear all about how your journey is going.  Under 200 lbs. - fantastic!  

Here's to a speedy recovery from the neck surgery.  Have a very Merry Christmas!