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Have not written in a while.  I finally saw the scale move and was down to 148.  I know I am almost to the end of the beginning.  Maintenance will be the hardest.  It is the part I have failed at most in my past.  I am loving my size 6 to 8 body.  However, even seeing pics I don't feel I look that small.  I feel like a 10 to 12.  I  am beginning to get the you do not need to lose any more weight from people including my husband.  Well, I'm 5 ft 4.  I can still lose more and be ok.  I am not in this for looks but for health.  I am happy with this size and and amazed when I put on a pair of size 6 pants that they fit.  I hope the skin tightens up.  I cannot afford plastics.  I am eating well and making good choices.  I let myself indulge every once in while.   I weigh myself everyday.  We are going on vacation in June for 9 days and I plan on taking my scale.  When I don't weigh is when I lose control.  That is what happened in the past.  I have plenty of restriction but carbs go down way to easy.  I stay away from bread, pasta and potatoes.  Cauliflower are my potatoes!  I make them so many delicious ways!!!  I still do protein drinks a few times a week, but rather would have protien that I can chew!  But there are a few that I actually like.  I have not been very good at the exercise part.  I know that if I boost this I will really start loosing more.  My goal was 145.  Once I get there I will revisit a new goal and see If I want to shoot for 135.  However,  I have bought so many wonderful new clothes that I do not want to have to go any smaller in clothes size.  So 145-140 may be my goal range of choice.  Hope everyone else is doing well.  The VGS is choice that is a tool.  It is not magic!  It can mentally challenging and flat out hard work.  I do not regret one minute of it. 

Can't believe it's been 6 months.  I'm 10 lbs from goal.  I feel great.  I have allowed myself a few treats curing the holidays. Mi plan on detoxing a few days after Christmas .  I hope to gear up and get the scale moving again.  It weird being at the end of the weightloss journey. I've never made it to goal before.  The biggest learning curve yet is for me to understand maintenance .  Merry Christmas !

Skinny Minnie is what people call me now.   Weird.  I wore my first pair of skinny jeans to a Christmas party.  I'm wearing a size 8,  but see 6 in the near future.  My 8s are big in the butt.  I have no butt!  

Lost 3 lbs this week. Pretty good for Thanksgiving.  My bm problem is so much better.  Got off everything for a few days and then started miralax twice a day faithfully.  I had my surgeon ck up and he was shocked how great I looked.   He did huge blood work up and all my labs are excellent. I bought my first pair of skinny jeans.  I am wearing size 8.   I am 153 lbs .    13lbs to go. 

156lbs.  Original goal was 145lb.  I already met my doctors goal.  Now I think I should shoot for 140lb.