I'm now 4 months post op and feeling great.  I am on my annual summer "midwest tour."  On my tour I am visiting friends and family in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa.  I didn't weigh for a few days before I left and had been the same weight for awhile.  It wasn't really bothering me since I hadn't worked out for a couple of weeks, etc.  After being home for a few days, I decided to weigh at my mom's house.  According to her scale, I had lost another 10 lbs (15 since I last updated this).  I was thinking that her scale was crazy but pretty cool.  That night I was at my cousin's house and weighed again.  Same thing.  Still not believing it, I weighed at my grandpa's house the next day.  Just about the same.  I was getting closer to believing it but was just unsure.  Well, now I'm in Iowa and weighed on my aunt's scale.  I've decided that since 4 scales have said almost the same thing, it's official.  I've lost 75 lbs!  Wow!  The only problem I'm having is with hair loss.  My hair is looking quite thin and I lose quite a bit each day.  I know I need to up my protein but have problems with it a lot of days.  I've started using Nioxin to encourage hair regrowth.  Hopefully this is only a short-term problem!

I'm signing off now with no promises to update more often!

As of the end of last week, I am down 60 lbs.  In case you were wondering, that is the equivalent to the weight of an elephant's penis.  I love telling people that ;)  And thank you to the unknown woman who had the list of weights and what they are equivalent to, on her blog.  It's made losing weight even more fun!

I took a break from working out last week to an extremely busy week at work.  I got back at it tonight, though and it felt good.  I found out when I got my hair cut last week that my hair is thinning - due to not getting enough protein.  So, I'm determined to up my protein!  I found Achieve1 protein shakes and really enjoyed the Hazelnut Creme.  I ordered a case today so hopefully having a more palatable protein shake to drink will help.

Take care!

It's been awhile, so I guess I should update!  

As of this week, I'm down 51 pounds!  Yeah!  I had my 2 month check-up with Dr. Moazzez on Thursday and everything is good.  He's pleased with my progress.  I did some shopping at Target yesterday and I'm down another size in both pants and shirts.  

I also went to a seminar yesterday, put on by the hospital where I had my surgery.  There was a presenter on dressing to make yourself look thinner and a presenter on healthy cooking.  The chef had RNY 6 years ago and is now a "bariatric chef."  His website is www.chefdave.org.  Overall it was a good seminar.  I'll post some of the style tips soon.

And how could I forget - I'm officially past the pureed stage now.  Yeah!  Chicken is still not agreeing with me but everything else I've tried seems to be okay!