I'm 95 pounds down since I got out of the hospital a little over 6 months ago and I am down 175 pounds from my highest 4 or so years ago.  I am just amazed everyday at what I have been able to do and the stamina I seem to have.  My mind still hasn't caught up to my weight loss though and I feel like I don't look much different.  I get plenty of comments so I know I must.  lol  I think it will just take some time for the rest of me to adjust.  
I has a great 6 month post-op check up with my dietitian and surgeon.  They are more than happy with my steady weight loss of 2.8 pounds a week.  My labs showed my protein is a little low but my PCP had just put me on a med for protein leaking into my urine so they weren't really concerned at this point.  I know I need to really make myself eat but I have a hard time with that.  For the most part I still am not feeling hungry and the more active I am the harder it is for me to remember to eat.

 Overall I am very happy with my decision, just adjusting.  :-)

Heather

So Wednesday was my 16th week out since surgery.  I am down 59 pounds and have lost over 40 inches all over, 13.5 in my waist alone.  This are really going well.  I have more energy and I can reach for things on the ground without feeling like I was going to die.  lol  I have been so busy though that I haven't really had much time to sit down and update my profile.  I will have to add pictures soon.  I think so far the only downfall I have experienced is the loss of my amazing wardrobe.  I have fit into the same size for a very long time and I built a huge wardrobe in that time but now I am finding that things are starting to hang on me weird.  I guess all in all I can't complain, but I will miss a lot of my clothes.  I just wish I had an abundance of money that would allow me to go out and replace it all.  Oh well.    LIFE IS GOOD!

 So I had my last appointments before surgery yesterday.  I guess they have been trying to get ahold of me but I must have forgot to update them with my new number.  One of the surgery coordinators let me know that they were needing to reschedule my surgery.  I guess Dr. Wright is taking an unknown amount of time off for personal reasons.  They had wanted me to go into surgery earlier (the 16th) but since they couldn't get ahold of me until yesterday they changed it to the 21st with Dr. Kanderwal instead.  I saw the nurse and she went over all the detail for right before surgery and the day of.  I also met with anesthesia for the pre-anesthesia work up and went over everything for that.  So now the countdown begins.  I have 8 days to go and then I am going under the knife.  I have been having a hard time believing this is really happening because I have been trying for so long to no avail.  But it looks like there is no turning back now.  lol  I am really nervous but I wouldn't want to change a thing even if I could.  This has been a long time in the making and I plan to embrace it with my all.  I will just have to remind myself of that when I feel like crap post-op.  

 My surgery date is March 20th, 2012!  I have just a month to prepare and then its time to go under the knife.  I have an appointment with pre-anesthesia a week before and I have also set up the 2 week post op appointment.  Someone pinch me!  I think this is actually going to happen this time.  

 I just got a letter in the mail saying I was approved for surgery as of 2/16/12.  The bariatric center sent it out on the 9th so they approved me in just one week.    I am so excited.  I started crying for joy!  Wow....    I's so happy I just don't know what else to say...