to reach 160 to 170 within the one year mark.

I made a meal out of the diet book I bought.  It was chicken with low fat him and low fat swiss cheese.  was it good.  came out of my book that is eating after bypass surgery.  It was good.  still can eat a lot but it was enough for me.  My husband loved it.  Think  I will be doing more meals from that book. 
Went to the RIH support group last night.  I really like it.  learn so much and met a few people there that I think are going to become great friends.
The bonus from having this surgery.  I get Healthy that is # 1.  I loose the wt. and look better.  now for the bonus I have met some real great people and really made some friends too.  Never can not have to many friends. 

Oh and the best news of all  I hit  100lbs  loss  

I had to miss my last support group meeting. That really sucked. I wanted to go but,, I have a problem with my right hip. About a month ago I popped my hip out and broke a peace of the bone off and now it is like a loss tooth and pop out off and on.  On Thur. the day of the support group I did this again. HURT, like no other pain . I am going on Sept 3rd for a hip replacement.  Now the doctor has me out of work until then. Not fun but thank god for the Gastric surgery for  loosing over 75lbs they can do the hip.  I am now at 95lbs loss  I would have never believe I could do this but , I am  and I have to say the support group is a big help.  To have someone that knows what you are going through help so much. To have someone to talk to when you have ??? and they have the answers is great.  I really hated I could not go to the last meeting but I will be in Aug meeting even if  the hubby has to w/c me in.  lol

When I was getting realy for gastric I was so excited and now I am getting ready for a total hip replacement and I am scared to death.  Thank god for the 1st surgery for I have now lost 80lbs since april and they told me in order to fix the hip I needed to get rid of 75lbs.  I go see the Doctor the 25th.  My hip is in so much pain I just want to get this done and over with.  I am down 3 sizes in clothes.  I put on my fat  pants the other day and they fell to the floor how cool is that.  I am still not eating a lot but, that is ok.  I did order some of them walfer bar that someone was talking about in the last support meeting I went too.  I can't wait to get them.  They been telling me I need to up my protien so maybe with the bars I will do better.  I will know more after the 25th when I will be  out of it for a few with the hip.  Still hope I can keep in touch with what everyone here is doing so if I need some back up I have it. To keep me on that road to loosing.  I don't want to get down because I am laid up.  I am scared but I am trying to keep strong.

Today we went to dinner over the inlaw's house.  Boy can my  Mother-n-law cook. I did very well.  I didn't eat a lot at all , took my time.  They had icecream cake for my father-n-law.  Now  I know I  am focus on loosing for I didn't have something that before the surgery I would have never said no too. Then tonight we had  fish with  tomatoes and cucumbers for dinner.  I had about 2 oz of  fish and  slice of tomatoes and  3 slices of  cucumbers.  Oh yeah I got 7 glasses of  8 oz of water in me today.  SO all and all I handle this day well. 

Last night was the 1st time I got together at a friends house where they had not seen me since before surgery.   She could not get over the change in 2 months.  I had a really good time and I found it was not to hard with all the food there. She made thin pizza (vegi pizza)  on the grill.  I had one small slice.   It was so good.  1 slice was all I needed and I was full.  I could not had anything else.  So I didn't .  
 This part of me is doing well.  I have a bad hip I wish I could get that part to feel better.  They say with me loosing the wt so fast I am loosing muscle too and this does not help.  I know I am gonna have to go for the hip replacement soon.  I think once I get this done I will feel my age and not 90.  Being over wt and the hip problem has slow me down a great deal. I am slowly getting my life back.   what a long road.