When I was in middle school I used to dream of a way to lose 100# quickly (and then, I thought quickly was in less than a year).  I would literally dream of it, then spend all day in school day dreaming about this magical pill or operation or spell or any rational or irrational thing that could just make 100# go away.  And now, I am an adult, and I found a tool that exceeded my dream!   I will be 6 months out of surgery on Sept 6th, still a week away, and I have lost 100.8 pounds since January.  8 months - 100 pounds - wow!!!  It is so hard to believe!   I am buying size 16 clothes - and they fit!  And even more importantly, I am buying them knowing that they WON'T fit in a couple months because I'll be into 14's or 12's by then!  What a wonderful choice, and opportunity in having this surgery!  I am so thankful that I took this path! 

and I still don't get it! I've been bummed and stressing that the numbers aren't dropping fast enough - yet at the 5 month mark I have lost 93.2#!  When else in my life have I lost 10# a month, much less 93.2 in a total of 7 months (including 19 during the 2 month pre op period!

Practice what I preach - I have to relax, slow down, smell the roses, and be pretty dang excited at where I am!!!