I finally reached the 200 mark!! woohoo I'm over the half way point and on the downward slide. Not that this is going to be any easier but it does feel really GREAT! There has been a bit of a set back this last week though, I'm sick at home with a chest cold. :P Drinking plenty of liquids isn't a problem and I'm not very hungry anyway so I'm needing to still concentrate on eating the right things in and around long naps. I'm also slowly working my way thru my sewing basket, making new clothes out of the old larger clothes that I once wore. I'm not wanting to go out and buy all new clothes just yet since more than likely I'll only wear them for a couple of weeks before they too are too big. It is funny though how underwear becomes a huge nusaunce when they get too big as well. lol Those I have had to go and buy new ones and that has actually been fun to look at the pretty colored and lacey ones instead of only the huge industrial strength ones. I'm so enjoying this journey, every step brings on new horizons and new discoveries! Hope you are all enjoying yours as well.

ok that was an experience! Even though I had asked anybody that I could get in touch with, read everything I could get my hands on, it still was quite an experience watching the weight melt away. It's like so many people have said, I just don't feel hungry. My husband brings me my broth and jello, keeps my water iced and handy, and if it weren't for him I would probably forget to eat anything. I told him that I can get up and fix stuff myself so he lets me putter in the kitchen making the broth and now that I'm adding the soft food fixing the things that I want to start trying.

It was exciting to get on the scale this morning and show a 11 lb loss from what I weighed in before the surgery. My clothes fit so much different but am keeping the bigger pants because they aren't so tight around my still tender middle. I am going thru my clothes to figure out which ones I want to get rid of and which ones I can alter. I still have quite a few really nice business type clothes that are practly new because I grew out of them so fast. Good thing I'm a seamstress too :) I'm still going to go buy more new clothes but don't really want to buy too much because I won't be wearing them for long.  

To celebrate my first week.....and our 32nd wedding anniversary, I went and had my hair styled. I'll be taking some pictures later to add to my photos so you can all see. I'm really turning into that new woman quite quickly ;)

Anyway, I"m doing great........hope you are all too.

It's finally here. Tomorrow I'll be going to the hospital by 9 and the surgery at 11. I can't say I'm really scared or even nervous. Just going over things in my mind and wanting to make sure that I have all my ducks in a row. Let's see....meds.....check, tummy scrubbed down...check, outfit picked out for tomorrow....check. Guess I should try and get some sleep but not really sure if I will be able to. yes you could say I'm excited. oh I need to go and pack some stuff, so I'll be checking my list that I made. I'm so ready to be starting out on this new adventure!

Chere from Dr. Higa's office called today and they have a cancelation for April 17th. Without even a moment of hesitation I said, YES I'll take it!. I'm so excited. I'll be going for my pre op on the 9th and then on to the surgery.