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I have been at 159 for a month or so and honestly, If i do not lose another pound I feel great at this weight.
My final semester of college has started and boy are my stress levels up. Just trying to make sure I stick to my routine and do not forget to take care of myself. Soon I really need to think about having a yard sale or renting a booth at the flea market, because I have a ton of clothes to get rid of.

The thrift store has become my shopping place of choice and saved me a bunch of money. Well, this is just a quick update for now. I hope that everyone is doing well.

We have our nephew, he's 11yrs. old and it has allowed me to get out even more.
This mornings weigh-in was good, weighed in at 170 pounds, only 10 more pounds until I meet my surgeons goal.
I am feeling better then I have in years right now, much more energy.

In the morning, we head for Dollywood again. Taking our nephew for his first ever visit to an amusement park, this should be a blast. It will also allow me to get in some walking, ok alot of walking. I think I will reward myself for the 60 pounds I have already lost by doing the zipline.

Today we picked up the rental car, so to save some wear and tear on our poor car. It was nice running errands and having air conditioning for a change. Well, I am off to bed, got an early morning and a three and a half hour drive.

I weighed in this morning at 176 pounds, I have not been in the 170's since high school.
My best friend was in town a few weeks ago and we got outdoors to hike and walked  around at Dollywood,so got alot of exercise while she was in town.

I am no longer working and it's nice to only have school to focus on for a bit. However, I do plan to find a part-time job to keep me busy. My wife and I are going to pick up our nephew for the summer this upcoming week, so good times are ahead. We plan to do some camping,fishing, hiking and take another trip back to Dollywood very soon.

Things seem to be becoming easier since I no longer work crazy hours, it's been much easier to plan meals. I have been walking a bit but hope to set up a workout schedule this week sometime. School is going good and the block is almost over. I am excited to have three weeks off from classes but I still have my practicum site to work at during that time.

I have 16 pounds to go, to meet my surgeons goal weight for me and 26pounds to meet my personal goal. It is unbelievable that the weight has come off so quickly, even though many times during this journey, I have thought I'd never be this close to my goal weight.

My schedule has been so unpredictable, so still not getting down any kind of routine. It seems when i'm home it's to sleep, many days just forget to eat and definitely no working out. This makes me feel like "why did I bother to have surgery". I am so afraid that if I do not figure something out soon, this to will be a failure.

In good news, my bestfriend flies in on Friday night. So, I at least know while J is here, I will be getting out and doing more. It has been so long since I have done anything besides sleep, go to work and school. Hopefully, this will allow me to relax a bit, my stress level has been through the roof lately.

Last weekend, I had to hit up some thrift stores because I had no pants that fit right. Finally, I do not look like a wannabe gangster or as a schoolmate commented "a boy trying to wear his daddy's clothes". I am still losing weight but it has slowed down alot, to about 2 pounds a week, but I realize this is probably because I am not eating often enough and definitely not drinking enough fluids.

Now that I have pointed out my flaws, it's time to make some sort of plan to get on track. Ok, I have to work tomorrow, so going to end for now. From now on, I need to make sure to update more.

Last thursday, my practicum site hired me. So, I gave up the other job for that.
It has been rough because the schedule I am on now to figure out how to eat properly  and adjusting to the hours I'm working. By the time this week ends, I'll have worked 68 hours. Yep, in one week!

My weigh in this week was 194, so getting there slowly but surely. Not sure what my regular work schedule will look like but thankful to have a job in this economy. Well, I need to get some much needed sleep.