Nice to be back to a routine! Vacation pics inside :)

You are doing great.  Think of how much harder this trip would have been a year ago.  I know I would have gained several pounds and had no energy  before surgery. 

Amen to that, Day_Dream_Believer!  You know, it's so funny that at 277 I feel GREAT and yet I weigh more than many people's starting weight lol.  There was a post the other day where someone had gained to 112 and was feeling terrible about it!  Ha!  If I have this much energy now, I can't imagine what Onederland will feel like :)  It's been a hot minute since I was there, that is for sure :(  But I am on my way!

You look so happy in your pics! Congrats on the weight loss! My weight loss feels like it is slowing down also and I'm not even on vacation.  I still have the habit of getting on the scale everyday and it is creeping... 

I go on vacation soon and am nervous about all the delicious food I will be encountering. I will definitely have to be making my self go on a lot of walks. We will be in San Antonio for a few days so I will walk the river walk as much as I can.

glad to have you back!

You are kicking BUTT, queenbmamafranks!  I see your posts on MyFitnessPal and we have lost the exact same number of pounds but I started much higher!  So just remember how incredible you are doing :)  In San Antonio the Tex-Mex will be calling you...I have found that fajitas (no rice, no beans, no tortilla) are a good choice AND it makes 3 or 4 meals for me :)  I know you will rock your vacay.  

I am also sometimes a daily weigher...I try to only do it 3 times a week but it's hard.  It sucks to go from such rapid weight loss to creeping, and it only gets worse from here!  I haven't had a stall yet so I suppose it's time to see a little loss.  I worked out like my life depended on it today and my trainer was proud of me so I have to have faith that what I am doing will continue to work :)

You look terrific! I agree, any weight loss on vacation is impressive. Glad you are back so we can see what's on the menu RNYers!

Thanks, Kimberly!  I felt pretty terrific :)  I will be back posting the daily menu tomorrow!  I already have it planned out :)  I have to plan in order to have a successful day of getting in the protein!  Add your menu to the post tomorrow too, please :)  Have a great night!

I got in late the PM and had to get my OH fix.  You look just gorgeous!  You can tell you're having fun in the photos. I just had to tell you we missed you.  I'm so glad you had a great time!  

I missed you guys too! This board is just such a great and supportive place :)  I don't tell ANYONE outside of OH my starting weight or weight loss, and this is my place of accountability and information.  It's nice to be back in that sense.  Now...snow tomorrow...grrrr....

I had a great time and it was so nice to feel the sun, so I am glad that came through in the pics :)  I also just feel really accomplished and proud of my weight loss so far, and it's nowhere near over, so that helped put a smile on my face too!  But thanks for the compliment - this is definitely a place to come and share our successes and hear from people going through the same exact thing!

I can't remember what it's like to be warm.

Grim_Traveller - you have a DOUBLE whammy!  You live in the Northeast AND you're skinny!  I can imagine having lost 289 lbs you shiver a lot more than you used to :)  And sweat a lot less lol!

Spring is coming, spring is coming, spring is coming (I repeat this over and over in hopes that it's true).  I actually cleaned out all of my sweaters and blazers that are too big from my closet today, as if to say, "Damnit, it's going to be warm and I won't ever need these again!".  The power of positive thinking, perhaps?