Surgery 11 months ago today

I started out at 240lbs i had high blood pressure,  elevated triglycerides,  borderline diabestes and arthritis in my left hip that caused so much pain i could barely walk.   My mother was one of 13 kids and they all died of cardiac issues.  None of them or anyone in my family had a weight issue, other than my Mom's Mom and me :o(  So my sports medicine doctor said lose weight or have a hip replacement.  Well i am the first to admit that i have never been able to lose weight or stay on a diet.  Not since i was much younger and wasn't really that big back then anyway.  So my lovely daughter  Loni said "why don't you just have surgery?' well i didn't want the band and i didn't want bypass,  but i was scared as i was getting much worst very quickly.  The year before my surgery i gained over 30lbs and that really shook me up,  at that rate if nothing was done i would be in big trouble.  Thankfully i found out about the sleeve while looking at wls videos on youtube and knew this was the answer to my prayers.  So 11 months ago i got my sleeve.  I have lost 76 lbs and my original goal was to be a normal bmi,  150 lbs would make this happen.   So my ticker won't update but today i am 164.   Looking at my body now i can see that i still need to lose more than 14lbs  but first i will get to 150 and then we'll see.  I have a bigger sleeve,  my surgeon had not done many and i am losing it slowly  but  i am losing it.  I am off all meds now,  including the pain pills i ate like candy.  No more meds, no more pain and i feel better than i have in over 20 yrs.  This is the best thing i ever did, other than having my daughter.  I'm 61 and look forward to a brighter healthier future.  If you are considering doing this i say "go for it"  I love all of you and wish us all great success.  Onward and downward  celebrating big time this weekend at the No Cali meet up :o) jeani