To get to my goal weight and live healthier

As stated before had my follow up visit with my doctor. My Iron level was low so he told me to take an iron supplement and just today I got a call from the office stating my B1 was also low.....so I will need to supplement B1 also. Otherwise I am doing well and on track with where i am supposed to be as far as weight loss and diet. 
The weather has been turning nice up here and I can hardly wait till the warmer weather hits and the lakes fill to capacity. I hope this is a awesome summer as I plan on doing some long hikes with Logan and camping with my new TT.Till later all.....

It's my 6th month mark. I can't believe it I am down 75 pounds and it feels great. I have a appt with my surgeon today and I haven't seen him since three months post-op. The weather has been very bad up here huge amounts of snow which has kept me from going down to see him. I got my first set of lab results back and they were all normal except my iron level is really low so I am sure he will be placing me on iron. I guess that was the reason for me feeling somewhat fatigued and tired during the day and night. 
My eating habits sure have changed...I eat every couple of hours when I can as I do get hungary and eat small amounts. I have had the weirdest craving the last three months and that is for cottage cheese and peaches. It has to be this combination as nothing else is satisfying to me. I eat this everyday at least twice a day. Milk gives me gas but I love it and still drink it...even putting it in my cereal. My favorite cereal is called Heart-Heart and I find it great with milk or without. I still have problems with solid meat and chicken and have not attempted to eat it unless it has been saturated in a soup or stew. I really don't dump on sugar but too much of it makes me nauseous. I love smoked salmon on crackers which gives me no problems either. I have not attempted a sandwich with actual bread. First off I don't want to fill up on bread as I could and it was one of my downfalls pre-op as I loved bread...my favorite being sourdough. So I just want to stay away from that and will stick with crackers. I take my Multi-Vits everyday and am working on getting my calcium in.
I have gone from a size 24-26 pant to a 16-18 pant size. It's a good thing I have a lot of different sizes of clothes in my closet as I have gone through tons of them. I can actually fit in mostly all of my old clothes. I have gotten jeans and sweaters at the thrift store as I wanted some new things but don't want to spend the money on stuff that won't fit in a matter of weeks. It's always an adventure going into my closet.
Activity wise I have been having a ball. I snowshoed for the first time this Winter and loved it. Next Winter I plan on learning to cross-country ski. I had downhill skied in the past but didn't really enjoy it so I think I'll try the cross country type. Yesterday was the longest walk yet I took with my dog Logan....we went 5.5 miles. I went with a doctor friend of mine and her dogs also. She told me it was 5.5 miles at the end of our walk. She said she wasn't going to tell me until we were almost done as she wanted to surprise me. The very cool part was that afterwards I didn't even feel tired I could have walked more. I got home and then felt like taking a nap (so did Logan) and we did but while I was walking I felt great. 
People at work are really noticing my weight loss. My friends ask me each week "How Much Now"? ....it seems to be everybody's business which is fun. I get called skinny, and people tell me I am melting away ...but it's cool. They always ask me about my health and what can I eat. When we all go out for lunch they always seem concerned if there is anything I will be able to eat on the menu. My friends at work are awesome. I have a great support group there....no negativity just positive energy which has really helped me. 
OK.....so I have caught up on my journal here. My next update will be sooner than before. Anything added after my appt today and I will make a entry.