I really need to take some more photos. Had my last band adjustment in early May (prev one was 14 months before).. I had been maintaining for 5 - 6 months but had not been losing. Well, have started losing again.. actually due to a severe bout with bronchitus and some problems with the liquid medicines I have to take causing me to lose my appetite.. I have lost faster than I should be.. but hopefully that will settle down soon. This bronchitus is sure hard to kick though!  Can get into my size 12's .. even bought a pair of size 12 shorts that fits really good! My daughter and I are supposed to go camping for Memorial day weekend with a group of families from our church.. I sure hope I feel good enough to go. My daughter actually picked going on this camping trip over going to her senior prom!! So we will go... bronchitus and all! LOL! Will try to take some more pics and upload them.. people at work say they can tell I've lost more weight. Aside from some of my clothes being a tad looser though, I really can't tell .. my 14's fit great or are a bit loose.. my 12's fit pretty good although there are a pair or two that still have a bit of belly hanging over when they are buttoned up.. not as bad now though. If I could fit into my 12's with no belly hang over then I would be perfectly happy... I don't want to look starved or be a stick.. just want to be a healthy weight that I can maintain and will let me be active and go camping and hiking and biking. My regular doctor says between 150 and 160 but not lower.. so with a goal of 150.. I am 10 lbs away now! Hurrah!

  I am back in a size 14!! Finally.. feels great!

I am so excited!! I went on my first camping trip in years... I used to go camping a lot when my kids were little. My ex husband and I did everything from tent camping, to a pop up to a big fifth wheel trailer and I really love camping. But after the divorce.. I didn't think I could handle a trailer myself. And I'm 52, have arthritus. etc etc.... I also used to be very much morbidly obese and had knee problems that had me in a wheelchair full time. 
 
My life is so different now.. of course I still have arthrtus.. but after losing over a 100 lbs it's not a trouble some as it used to be. I was able to get knee surgery and can walk now and I have a lot more energy than a year ago when I got my band.
 
So one thing I decided to do for myself was to do something  I loved.. (my reward to myself for doing so good with the weight loss and getting my health back!!).. and I bought a very small used travel trailer. It is really only big enough for 1 or 2 people, but I can haul it with my trooper and figured it would work for me. 
 
This past weekend I went on my first camping trip in it..I am so proud!! I got it hooked up by myself (had to get in and out of truck a lot to make sure I was lined up when I was trying to hitch it up.. but I did it!!), I got it set up at the campsite all by myself and when it was time to go I got it ready to go, hooked it up again.. even emptied the tanks at the dump station all by myself!! I had a wonderful time.. and my golden retriever went along and he had a wonderful time too!   
 
A year ago I would not have ever thought I'd go camping again! I had such a great time!