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On November 7th I was offically one year post op. I can honestly say that this was the best choice I have ever made for myself. I am so much happier, healthier, and alive than I have ever been. Thank you to all those who have supported me along the way. I love you all and I wish you allthe best life has to offer.

Hello!

I finally went to the surgeon yesterday! I am down to 219! I am so happy. My surgeon was happy as well. I am nine months out and lost over 100 pounds. I never thought I would see this day! I want to get to 184 and be down at least 10 - 12 lbs by my next appointment on the 13th od September. I hope everyone is doing well. Stay focused and see you at the finish line.

Sorry I have been away for so long.  I have been going through all kinds of things.  The scale stopped moving.  It was diet and medication related.  My eating habits are garbage. I put everything in my mouth all day long.  I also switched BP meds and started to seriously retain water.  If anyone knows of a safe water pill I can use let me know.  The summer is here and I want to get back on track I have come too far to give up.  My clothes have gotten bigger even though the scale tells a different story.  I am now in a size 16 pants at most stores and XL tops.  That sounds so much better than 26 bottoms and 3-4X tops.  I can't believe I have lost almost 100 pounds.  My scale said 239 this morning and it is usually 4 pounds more than the doctor's so i could be as low as 234 but I'll go with 240 until I get something official.  I need to make an appointment as soon as I can.

I am now four and a half months post op and down a total of 76 pounds!!!  I am too thrilled.  I can’t believe I am actually losing weight and just 25 pounds away from the century weight loss mark!  This ride is unreal.  I still don’t feel like I have lost 76 pounds I don’t even feel like my clothes are any smaller but  I am happy even though my mind hasn’t caught up with my body.  My goal is to be down at least 13 pounds when I see my surgeon next month and to be going to the gym every day that I am able.  I can only imagine what the results would be if I were actually exercising. 

I think I had a wow moment.  This weekend I went to visit my mother and she had bags of clothes that she was going to donate to AmVets.  They were a bunch of XL shirts and things from NY& Co., JcPenny's, sears. etc.  I thought I would just try one or two things on so that I could see how much longer it might be until I could wear those sizes.  I would just take whatever I thought might fit in a month or two.  Well I tried a turtle neck of all things on and...IT FIT!  I haven't worn a misses XL or  a turtle neck since elementary school.  It felt sooooo good!  I am also dropping weight still even though I am eating more and not working out.  Bad bad me...I am not doing what I am suppose to I know.  As soon as the come up with brain bypass I am signing up.

I had another follow-up with my surgeon today.  I am now 267!!!!!  That is a total of 58 pounds gone.  I am so happy.  It is a little scary though.  How much would I  lose if I actually worked out like I should.  I took a few pics yesterday.  It is funny how I don't mind taking pictures now.

I had my appointment with my surgeon this morning and I am down...43 pounds!!!  I am so happy that the scale is moving now.  I have gone to the gym a few times and I love it when I go.  I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a joyous new year!  I'll update again later.

Ok so my scale at home and at work is moving.  Since the scales at work and at home are giving me similar results, I am going to trust my scale more.  Today I am around 292!  If this holds true when I visit my surgeon on January 2nd then I will be very happy.  I feel cute again and I am starting to look like my mother.  She is beautiful to me.  Of course, I will update once I see my surgeon.  

I finally decided that I would put pictures up.  I wasn't sure if that was something I wanted to do.  I hope that as time passes I will get smaller and smaller in the pictures that I post.  I probably won't post a weight again until January when I see my surgeon.  I just don't trust my scale.  I am waiting for it to consistently be under 300 so that I can just buy a traditional one.  I have a digital scale made by Conair for weight watchers.  It was the only moderately priced one that could support my weight.
  
Today I will be 6 weeks out and in the gym.  I have been so excited about that.  I think I will finally see some serious number dropping once I start that.  I have free access to the gym on base.  I went there quite a few times before surgery and you would be surprised at how un-intimidating it is.  I thought it would be all these super athletes with perfect military bodies but it mostly regular people ranging from super fit to just like me.  LOL I actually enjoy it there.  My apartment complex is building a community center and it looks like it should be ready very early 2007.  I can't wait because they are going to have a small gym in there.  Then I will really have no excuse for why I can't workout.  I really want to be a gymaholic.  I want to crave exercise like I use to crave food.  (Okay I still do, I just don't get to indulge the cravings.)

Oh yes and NO MORE BINDER!!!!!!!!

I ordered 2 jars of unflavored Unjury this week and used it for the first time today. I added a 1/2 scoop to my mid-morning yogurt. It was pretty gross but I will continue to do it. I haven't come this far to make excuses like I have before. I need to do this so that I can be successful.

I can't wait to have this binder off! It rolls up on me at night and can be quite painful. My incision looks really good. I don't think there will be much to notice once it fully heals. I have stretch marks where he cut so it just kind blends in. lol I don't go back to see my surgeon until after the New Year on the 3rd. I will try to make all my appointments for Wednesdays so that I can attend the support group meetings.

My home scale appears to be moving down! I don't trust the numbers so I just look for a downward trend. I want to have one of those basal metabolic rate tests done to see how many calories you actually burn a day just by living and breathing. The put a mask on you and a computer monitors things and generates a number. I know I can find online calculator but I want a more accurate number. One website says 2000+ calories and another told me 3000+. So which one is closer to being correct???