It's been 2 months since my surgery and here are my measurements.  I am feeling great about all the inches except my arms.  I MUST get in the gym and start working on toning!  There were several places I didn't measure in the beginning, which is why there are blanks in the first column.  I should have measured my face cheeks, as I have definitely lost there too!  ha!

	8.24.08	9.21.08	10.26.08	loss
upper arm	14.5	14.3	14.25	0.25
bust (measured w/o bra, upper breast)	47	43.5	39.5	7.5
bust (measured w/o bra, under breast)		38.5	36.25	2.25
waist	40.5	37.1	34.125	6.375
belly		48.5	44	4.5
hips (over belly)	52	49	47	5
hips (under belly)		47	44	3
thigh	27.5	26.5	25	2.5
just over knee		18.5	17	1.5
calf	16	15.5	14.25	1.75
neck		13.1	13.1	0
total loss so far				34.625

I got my period last night and the cramps are horrific as usual.  Of course now I can't take anything that actually works on them.  Liquid Tylenol just doesn't do it.  It barely took the edge off the cramps. 

This has made me very grumpy.   This is the first bad mood I've been in since pre-surgery and that makes me grumpier.

Plus, I seem to be throwing something up every day and I'm still on soft solids.  Something that's fine one day will make me throw up the next.  It's really hard to get all my protein in when I can't keep it down.

Arrrgghh!

well 4 weeks ago today i was headed into surgery!  what a difference a month makes!

i've lost 20 lbs. as of this morning.

here are my measurements.  there are 4 places i didn't measure in the beginning.

	8.24.08	9.21.08	loss
upper arm	14.5	14.3	0.2
bust (measured w/o bra, upper breast)	47	43.5	3.5
waist	40.5	37.1	3.4
belly		48.5
hips (over belly)	52	49	3
hips (under belly)		47
thigh	27.5	26.5	1
just over knee		18.5
calf	16	15.5	0.5
neck		13.1
total loss so far			11.6