6 Month Surgiversary

It really doesn't seem like it but today marks 6 months since my surgery on August 18, 2008.  As far as weight loss, I am down 97.6 pounds in the 6 months.  From my heighest weigh of 320, I'm down 112.6.  On the medical front, I'm completely off of all prescription medication - including 3 diabetes drugs, a high blood pressure medicine and cholesterol medication.  I'm working out at the gym a minimum of 3 days a week with cardio and weights and add in walking, hiking or jogging on the non gym days.

Unfortunately I am one of those RNY'ers that doesn't dump so I find myself occasionally cheating.  Since I don't dump, I've only had two issues since surgery - one was having a piece of meat get stuck and another time I ignored the full signal and had one too many bites of baked salmon.   I've had a habit in the last month of having a single double-stuff oreo cookie before bed.  Other than that, the only cheating has been 2 beers on 2 seperate occasions in the last 6 months.  I really want to use this tool to keep the weight off long term.

Sounds like you are doing great! 
Be careful that YOU stay in control of the eating, not the other way around.

Darrell

I hope I can say that I'm doing that well after 6 months.  Great that you are off those meds, your liver will thank you.  As far as the cheating, we are all human, don't let it get out of hand sounds like you have it under control.  Good for you, keep up the great work.  I gotta get my lazy butt into a workout routine soon.