Six months ago I started on this journey.  It hasn't been easy.  Some may think so, but it's not.  I've had fills that were too tight and I've thrown up  so many times I can't count.  Once the fills are at the point that I can deal with the tightness, things are great.  Now I seem to have tightness in the morning and then it seems to open more as the day goes on.

I've lost a total of 68 lbs now and look forward to getting down to goal by the next six months or so. I haven't seen my relatives since March '09 and will do so on a family cruise come Dec.  My goal now is to get down to onderland by Dec. 13 (My birthday).  I'm 5.6 lbs from that goal.  I feel great and have more energy.  I actually feel good about myself for once.

Well here's to me, to another 6 months of health and happiness until my 1 year Bandiversay!

We all know how hard it is to put our socks and shoes on when we were at our heaviest.  I, myself, put them on in my bed with my knee angled just enough to get them on and tied.  Today I had an doctor appointment and the doctor said "OK, get your shoes on and I'll get you that prescription".  My heart was pounding because I knew how difficult it was to put those shoes on.  It was awesome!  Not a problem to get either socks or shoes on and so easy to bend over in the chair to tie them. As I finished tying them, the doctor walked in.  I held my finger to my mouth, going sssshhhhhhh.  I said, "I'm having a WOW moment."  He laughed and congratulated me.

May all you WOW moments be as great as mine.