what a great non food way to celebrate!

I'm pretty new as well, having been turned down for WLS because I'd already lost almost as much as the Bariatric clinic considered would be a good outcome for me at my age and activity level. They weren't mean or anything, and have offered the removal of my panni (ulgly droopy "apron" in front) if I maintain my loss for 6 months.

My current plan is to stay on the eating plan they put me on (I get pretty hungry if I don't eat on schedule, but it really isn't that hard and I feel really good), increase my activity and see if I can lose some more that way.

I take aquasize class 3 days a week and just bought a bike. I hadn't been on one for 35 years, so wobbled quite a lot at first, but it's a lot of fun! My current weight goal is to slip under 250#, at which time I plan to celebrate by buying handlebar streamers for my bike.

Kelly-Anne

A panni is the ugly droopy "apron" of fat and skin that hangs down in front. Mine has gotten uglier as I've lost weight and although flatter, is now wider than my actual body and completely covers my pubic area. If I was able to lose all of my excess my GP would refer me for removal (it's considered a health issue rather than cosmetic at that point, so is paid for by public health) but since the specialists at the Bariatric clinic say I've already lost pretty much all I can they'll refer me at this weight if I maintain my loss for 6 months.

yes and I have hit a lot of those in this journey! my body has never been one to consistantly loose weight, I seem to lose a lot all at once then sit there for a while, (somethimes a long while) and then drop a lot at once again, that is pretty much how this has been for me the whole time, I would love to consistantly lose a certain amount per week or even per month, but that has just not been how its gone for me, I figure once I get there, to my goal that this is, it wont really matter how it came off or how how long it it took, just that I made it there! 

I'm new to this forum as well. I had been hanging out at the VSG forum, and was actually scheduled for surgery this week but chickened out. I've been doing an okay job on my own the past few weeks. In April I lost about 12 pounds, and I hope to hit around 12 for May.