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!!!

I didn't make my 4 month post on time because I was enjoying my kids and Ocean City for an annual vacation.  So I am about a week late, but as of this morning, I have lost 83.6 pounds since January, 64.6 since surgery in March.  It is amazing!  I can't believe this is happening!   I have so much energy, and every day I pull some "new" old outfit from the back of the closet -and it fits!    I went to dinner last night in a local restaraunt and sat in a booth that I had sat in about 7 months ago.  I couldn't fit comfortably then, and last night I had to scootch forward and lean in to get to my soup spoon!  WOW !    I have been walking regularly, and doing toning exercises at home. But I am making an appointment with the Y this week to see the personal trainer.  They will program a routine for lifting/toning into their machines - once I add that 3 days a week I think the inches will just fly away!   And we had our first Carroll County Bariatric Surgery Support Group meeting on June 27th - and made the local Advocate paper today!   

So much accomplished in so little time! 

Today is the 3 month mark for me, and what a 3 months it has been!  I have gone from a speedy recovery that was short-lived, followed by a bit of a complication, with a little longer recovery. That was followed by a period that felt like 73 years of being the only fat person in the history of RNY to NOT lose any weight, then, all of a sudden I woke up 3 months later -  68.8 # lighter (including the 19 I lost in the 2 months pre-op), digging out size 18 -20 clothes from the back of my closet - BECAUSE THEY FIT, and feeling like a new woman!      At my appointment with Dr. Li today, I found out I am actually 'ahead of schedule' (statistically speaking) having lost 40% of my excess weight already.  It has been 3 months, but I can't believe it has ONLY been 3 months and I have come this far!  I have to say again, Dr Li, Nancy, my nutritionist (I wonder if she'd be offended if I shortened that to "Nancy the Nut" :)  , and all of the office staff have been wonderful through the entire journey so far. From office visits, scheduling, insurance issues, through my problem time, you name it, they have been patient, kind, knowledgeable, and efficient.   I have started working with Dave Gede from the MD board in forming a support group that will meet in Carroll County - and Dr. Li suggeested I take their facilitators class.  I will be doing so the next time it is offerred. I just hope that as wonderful as my journey has been, I can say or do something to help someone elses be a wonderful!

I woke up bright and early and rode to Sinai Hospital, more excited that I could imagine. The 11 weeks since have had some ups and downs, but wow, what a ride!  It seems SO long ago!  I can't believe what I have been through and accomplished in such a short period.  I have been on the site with multiple posts feeling as if I was failing, not losing weight, going to be the only person in the history of mankind to be heavier a year after surgery than when I started. But in 11 weeks I am back to cooking healthy meals for my family - only ONE meal - that I can eat small servings of, I am walking and exercising daily, and actually DOING it every day because my energy is through the roof, my work clothes are falling off of me, and for the first time in my life, I bought new slacks a size too small, KNOWING that they will fit within a couple of weeks!  I was worried about the scale not moving, but I have lost 61.4 pounds since January, 42.4 since surgery on March 6th.  It has not been constant losses, but it averages out to 3.8 pounds a week!  When in my life have I ever lost weight at that pace???  It hasn't happened until now!  I am taking measurements of my body and in a 2 week period I lost over 8" from my chest, waist, arm, and leg.  (that's not even meausuring both arms and both legs!)  What a great decision I made!  No regrets!  No doubt!