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Well, my 6 month checkup went fantastic!  Labs are picture perfect, down to a 25.1 BMI, 11" off my waist, and 12" off my hips; all I can say is WOW and I FEEL GREAT!  One concern for my checkup is that my blood pressure is very low - has anyone experienced this?  What can I do? Any suggestions are welcome.

I had a GREAT time at Saturday's OH coffee in Burnsville - man was it great to see everyone again!  Unfortunately I do not get to go very often as we have a summer cabin and in the fall/winter I do Saturday morning water aerobics.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I personally am looking forward to seeing my family and having a stress-free day!

On October 26th I celebrated my 6 month anniversary with weighing in with a loss of 96 pounds.  I went shopping yesterday and for the first time since 7th grade I bought a size 10 jeans - OMG I just cannot believe this! 

With these worn out knees of mine, my exercise consists of 2 water aerobic classes weekly and 1 mile treadmill walking a day.  This is also so surreal!  I wish I could do more, but I have to respect what is tolerable of my knees.

I feel my weight loss slowing down, but am more than satisfied!  Especially since my surgeon felt I would lose between 70 and 80 pounds.  My goal is to stabilize now and all is well so far.

Amazing is all I can really say right now!

FEELING GREAT!!  I went shopping on my lunch break and again started in the pluz sizes; maybe some day my body will tell my brain that I no longer need to do that.  I guess I'm still totally amazed that I'm down to size 12.  It's amazing to hear my husband say "honey that's too big - you need to go shopping".   I guess that's from being a 20/22 for +23 years.  My health is great, my family is good and my friends have been wonderful - life doesn't get much better than that!

Since April 26th my life is mine again; my family is wonderful; and I am officially down 94 pounds.

Well it's officially 5 days post surgery and I feel pretty good.  I weighed in today and found that I am 10 pounds down - YEAH! 

Going to South of the River coffee tomorrow and am looking forward to seeing everyone!

Approval came yesterday and RUnY surgery is scheduled for April 26th - YEAH!  I just wanted to thank everyone for your support.  I'll keep you all posted.

Well, after rather lengthy discussions with my orthopedic, GP and the surgeon, it was decided that I will have RUnY.  Now I just await the final insurance approval.  I am excited to get the ball rolling and am thankful that my family is behind me; I also want to thank Satuday Coffee Group for the input and support.  I'll keep you posted

What choice to make?!  I am in the beginning stage of seeking help for my obesity and see the surgeon in March.  I thought I wanted the Lap or Realize Band, but I'm not convinced.  Can you tell me about your story  or offer suggestions?  Keep in mind I have had 10 knee surgeries and both knees need replacement (too young right now); I have been the same weight for the past 20 years (minus the 15 pounds I put on since Dec. 2008 when I quit smoking).  I am looking for fairly fast weight loss.  My goal is not necessarily to be a smaller size (though it is not a bad goal) , but to eliminate some of the daily leg pain and to be more active with my family.