Thanks,  I'm counting from the 2 week pre op diet which I started right after Thanksgiving. My surgeon wants me to drop 200 lbs by the end of the year,  we'll see 

I love this thread..thanks OP!

I'm Team Nana, too..I had no idea so many of us preferred that name! I have very fond memories of my former husbands grandmother, Nana, and want to honor her memory by being just like she was, right down to the same name 

Colleen

I'm so grateful for the opportunities I have had to be all over this country and Canada and the rest of the world, including living in France for awhile and going to Antarctica. I've been around six of the seven continents. I haven't been to Africa yet, but may be going this September. I just love traveling- it opens my eyes and stretches my mind. I love seeing how other people live and how they do things. The best thing it has taught me is to be so very appreciative of what we have in America, especially the freedom.

I've accomplished a lot of the things on my bucket list (I'm an old lady)- a great marriage (pretty good for 32 years of being together), family, friends, great work, great place to live, volunteer work, a beautiful puppy who will be a year old tomorrow - but I keep adding new things as I go along. I like to keep challenging myself.

Right now the main thing for me is appreciating who and what I have in my life and maintaining my health so I can keep playing as long I am able to.

But mostly- I love playing full out and having a blast! Very different than how I was right before surgery, that's for sure.

Not a gif but I laughed so hard I almost peed myself..so funny.. I present to you, Dog Not Allowed on the Bed 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=bb5_1394936283

Colleen 

Carnival in Rio Di Janeiro

Carnival in Trinidad and Tobago

Cuba any time of year