I am now down to a size 20 pants and almost an 18.  Fits if I do not sit down:)  LOL!  Still in a 22/24 top - lost of loose skin around the upper belly area. 

I bought my first two piece bathingsuit.  It is a tankini, which for a tall and heavy woman can cause issues if the arms are raised.  It is a size 20 and it really doesn't expose my belly like I thought it would.  I will post a pic of it later and let my OH family decide if it was a bad choice.  My aunt says it is cute and I feel pretty good in it. :)

I feel so good but have noticed I am not standing straight like I use to.  They say it is due to the weight making me slump forward and now that it is comming off the bad posture is revealed.  I am going to a chiropracter and it is working on the issue.

Best wishes everyone and lets drop those pounds. :)

I am so excited to share that I am down 200 lbs and just have 75 more lbs to go to have lost half of my body weight!  I am in a size 24 or a 2 X (was in a 44 or 6X).  I feel so good health wise.  I hardy ever have any back pain any more.  I have a ruptured L5.  Still working out in the pool.  

I also feel really cute at a size 24.  One of my origional thoughts was if I can just get down to an 18/20 I will be so happy and consider this surgery a smashing sucess.  I am 6 foot tall and very happy at 18/20.  

I posted new pics showing the size 24.  I feel too cute in that blue outfit!  It is a really nice feeling!

I am now working on losing another 75 lbs which will put my total weight loss at 275 lbs this year and make me have lose half of my body weightin 1 year.  I have till 10/29/08 to make it!  Keep your fingers crossed!

I went for my 6 month checkup and was down 175 lbs.  My origional goal from the Dr. was to loose 200 lbs in the first year.  Now she has changed it to 275 in the first year.  I hope I can make it!  I am loosing fast.  She said I should go back down to 3-3oz meals and leave out the carbs.  I thought that would be no problem.  I am at 3-5oz meals and eat some rice and pasta.  I am not having an issue with giving up the carbs but am having trouble going back down to 3 oz meals.  I am trying to balance this out with more exersize!  Keep your fingers crossed!

I start the new job in 30 days.  And we will move in the house in about 30 days.  It will be a birthday present for my husband and myself!  Our birthdays are back to back.  It was stressful and I am so glad it is setteled.

I have been eating fine for over a month now with no issues, even with chicken.  It killed me the first week I was to eat meat.  

So we decide to buy a new house and I am waiting for the preapproval.  The house we love is snatched from us while we are witing.  I am deathly ill when eating anything durring this time.  I find another house and am still waiting for the lenders approval.  Again I am so ill.  Broth, water, you name it.

I always was a rock before surgery.  Never felt stressed really.  Not even on my wedding day:)  It has been the same since surgery except for this.  My husband and I really wanted the first house and that made me ill to loose it.  Then the second house fell into out laps and it is a better deal.  Even has a big pool for water aerobics!  I can't wait!