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This is absolutely the best summer I have had in a lot of years! I have plenty of energy to do whatever I want. I'm wearing shorts! I haven't worn shorts in quite a few years. I would wear capris but not shorts. Heck, I'm even wearing a 2 piece bathing suit! I'm 127 pounds instead of 207 pounds. I wear a size 6 pants and small or medium top. I feel "normal" again. Normal.

A weird thing happened. About 3 months after surgery I started losing my hair. It thinned for a couple of months and I started to get worried. Everyone said it would come back and it did. Only it came back in curly! I've always had flat-iron straight hair and now I don't know what to do with textured hair! OMG! Now I truly am a "whole new me!"

It's almost summer and school will be out in 12 more days. I bought some new summer clothes -- size 6 and 8 petite. I never thought I would ever wear clothes in the single digit sizes again. I even bought a 2 piece bathing suit to wear at the pool at my house. I've had a whole piece for years. I'm going to love this summer!

Well, February is almost over. It has been a cold winter here in coastal North Carolina. Since losing weight I get cold a lot easier. I used to stay hot all the time! I'll be glad when it gets back into spring and the nice 70's and 80's again. I'm maintaining my weight at around 135. I'm pretty satisfied with that. I think I'm still losing inches though. Everything is shifting again. LOL My goal weight is 125 but I feel good at 135.

Happy New Year! I have a feeling it's going to be a great year! It has got to be better than the last one! I managed to get through the holidays gaining only 3 pounds but have already shed those back off. I ate everything I wanted and then some! Now it's time to get back to business. I only have to lose 12 more pounds to be at my goal weight. Everyone tells me  I don't need to lose any more but according to the BMI scale I'm still in the overweight category by a pound or two. Truthfully, even if I never lose another pound I feel great. My new clothes feel very comfortable and I look better in them. I'm happy about how I've done since surgery last August. 60 pounds gone! Really it's 70 pounds gone because I had lost 10 just before surgery, so from my highest weight of 207 I'm down 70 pounds. I think I made the right decision by having the RNY gastric bypass. I would do it all over again if I had to.

It's only 9 days until Christmas. I'm still consistently losing weight. I'm almost at my goal weight. I've found myself eating more sweets lately than I should. I need to exercise more but overall I'm doing well. I can pretty much eat whatever I want in moderation. I can probably hold about a cup of food at a time now. That's pretty normal for me. I hope to continue to lose the last 16 pounds and then hold. It's time to get new clothes again. I just got size 8 petite seems like last week. I'm ready for a 6 petite now and a smaller bra. I feel great!

We're back! We had great fun and I felt much more comfortable than the last cruise. I was able to walk in every port without my legs hurting and burning. I had plenty of energy to keep up with everyone else. Amazing the difference.

My husband and I are leaving on Saturday for a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise with the Hogs On The High Seas. I can't wait! We went in 2005 and 2006. We didn't go in 2007 but are lucky enough be be going in 2008. HOHS is like going to a biker rally only better. Formal night becomes Leather night and the only clothes you need are jeans and t-shirts and of course your swimsuit. This year I'll actually wear one! A one piece but it's still a swimsuit instead of shorts. I feel great! I've lost a little over 40 pounds and am wearing a size 10 petite pants, down from a 20-22. I'm off of half the meds I used to take too. That was one of my goals.