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I've finally done it!  I have lost a total of 200 lbs.  It's like some kind of miracle!!!  I would like to drop about 15 more and maintain that for a while before seeking some plastic surgery to take up some of the skin.  I am still hoping my skin will come up a bit on its own but even if it doesn't, I'm still happy!

I can't even begin to imagine that it's true but I've lost 100 pounds as of today.  I am now 4 1/2 months post op and have managed to say goodbye to 100 of the nasty fatty pounds that have held me down!  I still fear that, at any moment, the weight loss will stop and the pounds will begin to pack on but day after day and week after week they are melting away with some level of consistency.  I'm very happy to say the least.  I realize I still have a lot to go but I've come so far already and thank the Lord for that!  Prior to this morning, I had been plauteaued at 99 lbs lost for 3 weeks.  Of all the places to hit a 3 week plateau!  I was ready to do some "surgery" myself to take care of the problem. 
I have been blessed with a great experience, a wonderful doctor/staff, fantastic friends and a supportive and loving family!  What more could I ask for?

I can't believe it's been 3 months already...AND...I can't believe it's only been 3 months.  I'm down 77 lbs as of today.  I can't even begin to say how happy I am about that.  My weight loss was slow for a while after I started soft solids.  There were and are a few foods I have to stay away from.  No dry meats and no scrambled eggs at all!  I feel good and I'm getting more and more energy all the time.  I did have a problem with nausea but have focused on foods I know I can tolerate and stopped doing so much "sampling" of new things for the time being.  I asked the Dr why i wasn't losing as much weight as I thought I should be...the response ---- I wasn't eating ENOUGH!!! ----  I was only getting 300-500 calories a day, not nearly enough.  I had to start focusing on eating more and keeping it down.  Now, the weight is coming off really quickly.  Literally, 1-3 lbs a day.  CRAZY!  I'm walking a mile a day at work, doing 60 mins of water aerobics 3 times a week and doing 45 mins of weight training 3 times a week.  I do have a lot of excess skin but am still hopeful that some of it will draw up and the weight training should help.  If i have to trade super morbid obesity in for saggy, baggy skin...consider it done!  I had a dear friend call me "skinny" the other day.  Bless her heart, she is so supportive.  I couldn't resist....I said "if you're referring to me as skinny because I have lots of spare skin, then yes, but if you're trying to call me thin, honey I'm not there yet".  I am trying to take a photo per month to post so that I can document the weight loss thorugh pictures.  It's really hard for me to see the difference so the pictures really help me out!

It's been exactly 3 weeks since my Lap RNY.  I feel great!  I had a very smooth surgery and was home from the hospital the next night.  I have had to tatke no pain meds and have had no major problems AT ALL!  I had some gas pain on the third day but nothing too terrible.  My recovery was leisurley to say the least and I thank God that I was able to take the time off work to fully get my strength back before returning.  Since surgery, I've lost 26 lbs.  Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes!  I have been so blessed to be able to see this through.  I'm walking and doing water aerobics like a mad woman and actually really enjoying both.  All is well for now.  I go see the Dr on Thursday so we'll see what he has to say about everything.