GREAT!  Yep, that's what my doc said.  I was stoked!!!  All my vitamin levels are either on target or better than average.  YAY!  I do have some occasional episodes of low blood sugar but it's weird because I eat such a minimal amount of carbs and sugar.  Usually, they say it's after a high carb meal.  Not me, but then again, my whole WLS journey has been different than most others.  Before surgery, my doc explained how my body doesn't process carbs like a "normal" person's body so I am very careful about carbs and sugar. 

I have currently lost 130lbs since surgery.  I can't believe it.  I feel it in my clothes each day.  It's amazing.  Someday I hope to actually *see* it in the mirror...  

Have to say I seriously miss my boobs.  I know that may sound vain and I don't regret having better health ... BUT ...it IS how I feel.  I'm a sensual chic and I miss those voluptuous parts of me.  

So I'm sitting at the doc's office in the waiting room and pic up a schedule for upcoming WLS group meetings (haven't been to one since surgery).  Start talking to this lady who is there for her first consult on WLS.  Two other ladies overhear us talking (they are also pre-op) and come over to ask me questions.  It was so cool and I really enjoyed sharing my experience with them!!  I hope they take whatever path is best for them.

Now get this.  My doc says I am a "model patient" with respect to my weight loss progress, exercise routine and food choices.  Ummm, me???  Blows my mind how much this surgery has changed my life.  

I hope this feeling lasts forever.  Well, I'll take what I can get - - whether "forever" exists or not.  

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you were to live forever."
                          - Mahatma Gandhi                       

WOW, I cannot believe I'm at the 7 month mark.  Time has seriously flown by.  And the weight has been coming off nicely.    

Since my day of surgery, I have lost 118 pounds!!  That is like losing a little more than half a pound per DAY!  Now of course that rate is not gonna continue forever, but I'll take what I can get and work my butt off for the rest.  

But ya know, as much as I am a bit "obsessed" with my scale...I am just so tickled to be feeling good physically.  My energy level is high and I feel like I just want to keep going & going.  And yes, I am working through the scale obsession as best I can.  

I am so much more in tune with my body then ever before!  I like to exercise.  I am aware of everything I put in my body.  In other words, I am taking responsibility.  And dayum...it feels GOOD!  

Now it's not to say every day has been "peaches and cream" because there have been days that, quite frankly, sucked.  But you take the good with the bad, if it's something you really want.  Some days I think "why didn't you do this sooner" but quickly realize that I waited all these years to research wls, learn what my new lifestyle would entail and get myself "together" for this life long commitment.  I had surgery when I knew I would be ready for whatever challenge was put in front of me.  So in the end, it really was the perfect time.  

"Life is all about timing.  The unreachable becomes reachable.  The unavailable becomes available.  The unattainable becomes attainable."
                                         - Stacey Charter

Although this isn't what she (Stacey Charter) was talking about...I think this quote is appropriate.  CONFESSION:  I'm a quote junkie!!  

Happy 7 month surgiversary to me!!                 

There was a time I packed my dreams away
Living in a shell, hiding from myself.
There was a time when I was so afraid
I thought I’d reached the end.
Baby, that was then.
But I am made of more than my yesterdays.

This is my now,
And I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around,
I can’t believe the love I see.
My fear’s behind me,
Gone are the shadows and doubt.
That was then.
This is my now.

I had to decide.
Was I gonna play it safe?
Or look somewhere deep inside,
Try to turn the tide.
Find the strength to take that step of faith?

This is my now,
And I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around,
I can’t believe the love I see.
My fear’s behind me,
Gone are the shadows and doubt.
That was then.
This is my now.

I have a courage like never before, yeah.
I settled for less, but I’m ready for more.
Ready for more…

This is my now,
And I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around,
I can’t believe the love I see.
My fear’s behind me,
Gone are the shadows and doubt.
That was then.
This is my now,
And I am breathing in the moment.
As I look around,
I can’t believe the love I see.
My fear’s behind me,
Gone are the shadows and doubt.
That was then.
This is my now.
This is my now.