Morning everyone!

I've been in a bit of a weird head space too. My shoulders are quite boney now which is so bizarre, never ever thought I would use boney as a descriptive word for myself but the melt is on and my top half is much smaller than my bottom. When I hugged my sister the other day she complained "your shoulder bone just hit me in the throat!".... and there have been a few "you must be at your goal weight now" comments. My poor brain is a little overwhelmed trying to rationalize the reflections it sees and the comments it hears.

It became "official" this morning.... for the first time in my life I stepped on a scale to see a number that started with a 1. It was cool to be able to record it but it also feels kinda like "Ok, check, now what's next?" I think I need to enjoy these moments a little more and not always look to the next goal so quickly because I worry about how that goal chasing mindset will effect me in the long term... specifically for the years and years of maintenance.

HW- 386

LW- 202.4

TW- 198.4

After a moment or two of sharing my good news and enjoying the onederland milestone... next goal is 193 (half my starting weight) and 186 (200 lbs lost).

Have a great week guys!

P.S. I would go talk to the second surgeon, though. It could be he requires more pre-testing than what's listed on his Web site. And some of the pre-testing could depend on the patient's age, BMI, etc. For instance, my surgeon required a nuclear stress test for all patients over age 50, plus anyone under 50 who'd had heart issues. Since he didn't require it of ALL patients, my guess is he wouldn't have listed it on his Web site (although to be honest, I don't think he listed any of the required pre-testing on his Web site - I think he went through those at his orientation session or at my initial consult with him)

Erin, Old Navy has been an amazing option for me. Torrid is another possibility as they start at size 10. I do know what you mean about regular clothing stores. I went in to Suzy Shier today and could not imagine wearing their clothes. But I am fairly certain I can. We were in a hurry so I didn't try anything on. Started the week on Monday at 209.4 and was 207.2 as of yesterday but back up to 208.1 this morning. I will take it either way. Can't believe I'm less than 10 lbs to one-derland. When I got married I was around 210- that was 21 years and 3 kids ago. When Charles and I started dating I was 175. And thought I was so fat.

Edited to include the following info:

HW: 294.6

LW: (June 4) - 211.4

June 12 - 209.7

TW: 208.1

Hi all, I'm in the very early stages. I met with a surgeon my gyno recommended. I'm dealing with some insurance issues and my insurance agent is trying to get me coverage. He also had a rec for a surgeon.

The one one I met with recommends the sleeve and has done over 600 surgeries and has a lot of pre-testing which I like. I'm very scared of the surgery and everything involved, especially at my very high weight, and I feel the most pre tests to besure I'll be ok going under is best. She has cardiac, sleep apnea, pulmonary, psychological, colonoscopy and endoscopy and also go to my endocrinologist. There might be one or two more, I don't have my paper in front of me.

The dr my insurance guy recommend has done over SEVEN THOUSAND surgeries and seems almost like he invented some of the techniques. But on his website they only mention a colonoscopy as far as testing. That doesn't seem like nearly enough. Especially after talking about sleep apnea with the first dr if this guy has done so many is it just like a factory?? Pumping people in and out?

I was was thinking about going to him for a second option and just seeing what he recommends.

Any tips? How did you pick your surgeon? Maybe the second dr would require those tests too, I guess I'll only know if I meet with him?

Thanks!!

Hi guys!

I hate pants. Shopping has become so hard. I'm having the same "I'm somewhere in between stores" problem and pants are the worst. Very recently I started wearing skirts and dresses out in public (something I never did before unless I was in a wedding) and I'm actually enjoying them. I always struggled with them in the past because I figured everyone who saw me in it assumed it was because I couldn't find pants. I didn't want to care but I always did. Now I think they look good and I've found some that I really like. Crazy.

I've been having a hard time keeping up with OH but I have been following the rules and the scale is moving. Recently I've seen a lot of people that I hadn't seen in awhile and their reactions reminded me of how far I've come. It's hard for me to see it in many ways... I'm still me or I've been watching the changes daily so they seem less extreme... whatever the reasoning it's a strange feeling when some days you don't recognize your own shadow and people you've known for 20+ walk right by without recognizing you...

HW - 386

LW- 207.4

TW - 202.4

So close to getting under 200 and my next goal is 193 (half my HW) and then 186 (200 lbs lost)

Hope everyone is doing well... have a great week!