Under 300!
WOOHOO! I can't make my ticker update for some reason but I have finally busted past the 300 mark and as of this morning am 299.4 lbs! I haven't been under 300 for at least six or seven years... maybe even longer. It feels so. damn. good!
So NSV's for being six months-ish post op... I'm under 300. I am going on dates (have one tonight with a nice guy), I can fit in to a size 2x from Mark's Work Wearhouse, size 1-2x at Penningtons and 2x at Addition Elle, all sizes I haven't seen in years. I work like crazy and am exhausted all the time but only because I'm working like crazy and not because I'm physically exhausted from being so overweight. I can jog for an entire minute (one day that jog will be a run), when I go for walks my calves don't lock up and burn anymore, I haven't had issues with shin splints in a few weeks. I fit in to chairs! I am not afraid to go out anywhere anymore. I still feel self concious but it's so much easier to push through it. Most of my anxiety issues have calmed right down, and now I only get nervous instead of anxious - a much more normal response to things anyone else would feel nervous about. My apartment is always spotless because I have the energy to clean every day instead of once a week (if I was lucky). I'm making new friends. I just generally feel 4358369456456 times better than I did six months ago!
have fun on your date!! 
Congrats on your success so far! You sound like you are doing amazing and you look so happy!
Referral to Ottawa: Jan/11 Info Session: May/11 Nurse: Feb/12 Dietician/Behavourist/Abdominal Scan: Apr/12 Pre-op Education Class: Feb. 6/13 Meet Surgeon Feb.15/13 Surgery with Dr. Raiche March 12/13!!
The race isn't given to the swift nor the strong, but it's given to the ones who endure it to the end...
