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Almost exactly one month from hitting "100 lb. loss", I have reached my goal of 105 lbs. lost!!  Wow!  The smile upon my face lasted for hours.  What a surprise too.  I have just recently been maintaining at 131.5, then woke up to 130 this morning.  I weighed myself 3 times just to be sure.  I want to shout it to the world.  Problem is, people are tired of hearing about it.  "Oh, that's nice" is what most say.  NICE???  It is incredible.  No, more like a miracle.  But then I remember being the heavy one.  It is difficult to be happy for someone else's success when you can't even fatham it for yourself.  So....I am singing and dancing today.  Yeah for me.  I would like to go maybe 5 lbs. lower to allow for "bounce back" room.  Hubby thinks this is enough.  I now wear a size 4 pant, and even a few size 2's.  I am looking forward to trying on shorts and a new bathing suit if the weather ever warms up!  :o)

Yippee!  Today is a banner day!  Back on the scale after 3 days away from home, and the scale moved 3 lbs!!!  I have officially lost 100 pounds.  Amazing, simply amazing.

We traveled over the New Years holiday, so I have been away from my normal eating habits and the daily weigh in.  My pattern seems to be to plateau for about 3 weeks, and then a big loss once my period starts.  This month was no different.  I have been at 138 for 3 weeks now.  Today the scale says 135!!  I am thrilled.

The holidays were great, though the temptations were always there.  It is easy to fall back into bad eating habits - chocolate, carbs, pretzels.  Today I am starting the 5 day pouch test to get myself back on track.  Today and tomorrow are all liquids, so it should be tough.  But I am even more determined to get back on track.  Only 5 more pounds till my ultimate goal of 130.  Thank you Lord!

I have been on a "high" since yesterday.  I am celebrating my 6 month anniversary of my RNY.  The time has simply flown by!  And I feel so blessed.  I am now down 88 pounds.  I am under the 150 lb. mark, and I'm determined never to let myself go above that again.  I have 7 lbs. to lose until I reach a "normal" BMI.  I feel healthy, but still suffer from a lack of energy.  I still want to sleep a lot.  I think less daylight hours also contributes to my need for sleep. 

I can eat just about anything now, but in far, far, less quantity than before.  I make healthier choices.  I still go for the protein first, and try to get in a protein drink every day.  I have been experiencing the hair loss issue, and have been since about the 3 month mark.  I am hopeful it will quit coming out soon, but thankfully, I started with a thick head of hair so it is not really noticeable.

I fit comfortably into size 8 pants.  I think with the additional weight I want to lose, I will be a size 6 or possibly a size 4.  But I am very happy at a size 8.  I take yoga classes twice a week, and I have noticed how much stronger I am now.  (I'm not trying to move around with an additional 88 lbs.!)

The weight loss has slowed to about 6 lbs. a month.  So, I hope to be at goal around my birthday in Jan.

Best wishes to everyone with their surgery.  It truly is an amazing gift.

Well, the time does fly now.  It's true what I've seen others post, you get too busy with life to spend your time on the OH website. 

We spend a wonderful time with my parents in Branson, and as I expected, they were amazed and dumbfounded by my weight loss.  It was wonderful to hear them say how beautiful I looked - over and over again.  Mom and I went on a shopping spree while on the trip.  It felt so good, and was so fun to have someone help me shop.  I felt really close to my parents on that trip; like I was no longer a disappointment to them.

The week back from vacation, the scale did not move.  Then this week I had a particularly stressful week at work.  And somehow I lost 4 lbs. this week!  I didn't even think that was possible!  My goal is to be in the 140's by Nov. 1, and I think that is very realistic (only 5 lbs.) 

What an amazing journey!

Well, this has been an amazing journey.  I weighed 161 this morning.  I can't remember the last time I weighed in the 150's, and they are right around the corner.  I get to surprise my parents in two days with a 74+ lbs. weigh loss.  They don't even know I had the surgery.

My son in college surprised us by showing up yesterday.  He is here for 4 days, so it is nearly a complete family reunion.  He last saw me in June, and he is amazed at the difference.  I have been very fortunate in that I have very little baggy skin.  I have the batwing arms, but everywhere else I look pretty good.  And I feel amazing.  It is so good for the self esteem.  I haven't felt this good physically, mentally and spiritually in such a long time.  I can only wish the same to all of my weigh loss peers.

Good luck Lavonna.  I know your surgery is just days away!