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I've noticed as I lose the weight, it becomes slower as I get closer to my goal...Instead of 2 pounds a week lost, I now lose 1 pound a week...I get that...to lose I have to determine both intake (calories) and outtake (calories burned)...These are things that prior to my WLS, I never knew...Now I know and have to adjust to my lifestyle. But it's worth it for the increase in my health and more active lifestyle. Even my kids who never critized my weight seem to be prouder, often commenting on who much better I look or healthier I've become with the lost of weight.

So slowly (or at least more slow than 9 months ago)...I will inch my way down to my new normal weight of 145 pounds...And why 145? Because it's the high end of a normal BMI for someone my age and height...I've never been there or it was so long ago (can you say 1960's) that I really don't remember! I've been given this great gift of becoming something I've never really experienced as an adult (having a normal average weight) and I plan to get there and stay there regardless of how slow I travel there!

Finally after a life time of at least 50 different diets and hundreds of different tries...surgery was the answer for taking weight off for me. I yo-yo-ed over the years losing 5 gaining back the same _++++ more.  But everytime I started, I failed...I felt battered and beat up with the end result of being even a fatter failure...very demoralizing...even leading to depression. 

This is the first time in many years that the weight is dropping, and without the usual struggle. I feel great, I'm exercising, getting more active and loving life more than ever. I realize that sometimes it takes more resources than just dieting to enact weight lost change...

I'm so lucky that (1) I decided to have wls (2) I got a great surgeon/doctor (3) Insurance understood the need for me to lose weight for health reasons alone (4) my work allowed me the necessary time for surgery and recovery (5) my family supports me on this new healthy life adventure.

I know there are and will be blimps along the way...but given my health before and the major improvement after wls...I've been granted a second chance at a healty life! Thank you to all who made it happen!

When to the doctor yesterday...I'm losing weight a little ahead of schedule (normal) and doing really well health wise. I'm still exercising M-F for half an hour (and still hating it) but will continue as it's part of being fit. Going to take my bike in this week for a tuning so I can start riding it during the nice weather. The garden went in last week and the yard is looking better than ever since I'm more actively gardening.

Hoping to hit the 200 pound milestone in the next two weeks...wow...haven't seen 200 in the last 20 years...so that will be a big one!...The lowest I weighted in my adult life is 180 (my weight when I got married at 19)...and my goal...I think I'll hit my goal and then some but I'm trying to be realistic and also not set expectations to high...Right now, one step at a time is the mantra..that and staying healthy and happy!

So I exercise for half an hour a day...Monday through Friday...I hate it...I spend every second for the half hour thinking how it will help me be healthy but a louder internal voice keeps repeating louder than all the others "this SUCKS!"...but on Saturday and Sunday the schedule is loosen...no planned exercising (i do garden but I like that!) I usually go out to breakfast one of the days...instead of getting up for work at 4AM..I sleep in until 7AM...I take leisurely walks...long baths, and can actually say...I love it! I wish every day was a weekend day...but...well...it's okay because the other 5 weekdays allow my weekend to be what it is...leisure, fun, non-stressful...

I didn't realize how much my life evolved around food until I had WLS. Every social occassion with friends and family seemed to center around food. Now I spend more time substituding other activities like movie viewing, games, gardening, and excerise instead of just meals.

It's been hard because I've had a life long love affair with food...never having found a food I didn't like! Now-a-days, I try to think more healthy and local for food (locally grown, organic) and even try biking to the store rather than driving through the fast food drive up!  It's a totally different mind set but it doesn't come easy...Slowly my old affair with food is being replaced with a sensible, healthy and better new affair with myself!