Here I am--in my teens. I cannot believe it. It's been 7 mos and I'm finally starting to see big time results and so are people around me. I LOVE running into ppl that only remember the former "big" me...and seeing me now. I'm still struggling with making myself exercise and I don't understand why I have such a mental block about it. I do not stick with it and I really need to work on that to make the most of this wonderful band. My eating habits are really good and I'm proud of that. Just need to stick to my exercise goals and I'm sure I will be successful.

Today is 102208--my 3 yr anniversary to the man I'm about to divorce.  It happens.  Neither one of us are sad/angry/bitter.  Today is still a little gloomy nonetheless.  The good news is that I've lost more weight and haven't plateaud like I thought I was.  I can't wait to drop under 200.  That will be AMAZING....

I'm sitting here thinking, how in the world has it been 6 mos since i had my surgery on October 4th--and more importantly, Did I really lose this weight? 

Had fill #4 on September 3rd making my band 8.3cc. So far, doing great. LOVE the new fill as I really don't ever think about food unless I am just really hungry. When I do eat, it's minimal--barely enough to call "eating". I am so happy I had this surgery 5 mos ago. I can't believe it's been that long! So far, I've lost 37 lbs. I have probably lost more than that but the last official number I remember seeing before having my surgery was 279lbs. There were so many years that I didn't even weigh so who knows. I am finding that my clothes are too big and the capris I"m wearing today use to be very snug--now are huge....LOVE IT!!!

I finally hit the 30's ....still has a funny sound to it and it's weird to be excited about still being over 200 lbs...but to go from 279-285 down to 239 sure feels amazing. I am just so happy and on cloud 9. Thank GOD I had this wonderful life altering surgery.