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I had an appointment this morning to establish care with a PCP and weighed 169 pounds.  It feels good to see loss happening even after a year without terribly significant effort on my part.  I talked with her about weight goal and she looked at my height and determined that 150 was a good goal for me - she felt 140 was a little low.  I will shoot for 150 and see what happens from there.

I have posted some full body shots of my one year anniversary pictures.  It is really amazing to see the changes!  I am so grateful for this surgery and the new life it has given me.

Its been some time since I've posted, and an update is in order.  I have not progressed much in my weight loss.  My most current weight is 171 pounds, which I have weighed for the last few months.  The good news is that even though I did terribly with my eating during the holidays I didn't gain anything!

I had surgery the 27th of Nov. to repair a fistula and to repair my sphincter muscles, and that surgery has been difficult to heal from.  I see my surgeon on the 17th of Jan. and am anxious to see what progress has been made internally.  Externally, my stitches let go and the healing process is more complicated and lengthy.

The holidays were lovely - spent Christmas Eve with my sister and her partner, my other sister and her daughter, my husband and my youngest daughter.  Then, on Christmas Day my oldest daughter and her family, my middle daughter and her fiance, and my youngest daughter were all here for dinner and the evening.  I made turkey, ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn, spiced pears, potatoes, gravy, croissants and pumpkin and apple pie.  Everyone stuffed themselves, though I had just turkey, potatoes/gravy, stuffing and corn.  It was fun to cook for the family and to have them enjoy it so much.  It is also fun to see my daughters mature to the age where sibling rivalry seems to be left behind and they genuinely enjoy being together.

My resolutions for the new year are to stop eating sugar/white flour, to get more exercise, and to lose my last 21 pounds.  My goal for weight loss is to reach 150.  That is my goal, and was never suggested by my surgeon - in fact my surgeon and the bariatric clinic I was a part of never suggested a goal but just accepted the goal I had.  At 171 I'm in a size 14 and feel better than I have felt in years, so I feel good at this point and if my body wants to stop here I'd be satisfied.  I am changing surgeons/clinics at this point because of the move to St. Cloud, and I'm curious to see what the feedback is from the new doctor.  I'm also interested in attending the support group, though it looks like I'll be out of town for the Jan. meeting.