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I haven't posted one of these lately, though I've been keeping the ticker at the top up-to-date.

Down another 4lbs since my last weigh-in, for a total of 117.6 lbs in 30 weeks. Now in 2XL shirts and 44/46 pants (I was in 60's when I had the surgery, and 63's when I moved from Virginia to New Jersey!).

My credentials file at Westchester is complete, and I will probably start working mid-next-week. Life is finally resetting itself into some kind of order.

I am... content. For now.

I bought a home scale today. I didn't know they made home scales in the 400 lb range these days - I always remember 300 being the max, so I was waiting.

Anyway, in the almost-three-weeks since my last weigh in, I'm down 7.2 lbs, for a grand total of 103.2 lb in 27 weeks. I broke through 300 lbs, and I broke the century mark!

This is also one of the nice scales with the body fat estimator - it tells me my body fat is 39.4%, so my lean mass (if I had ZERO fat - skin, muscle, bone and organs) is 178.4 lbs - which is why I think 175 may NOT be a reasonable target for me, unless I'm planning to LOSE a certain amount of muscle. With that amount of lean mass, at 20% body fat (high normal for a male my age), I'd be 214 lbs.

Hell, if I never lose another pound from where I am right now, I have nothing to complain about. I haven't been in Twoterville since college.

Oh, yeah, and a big NSV - when I flew home from Syracuse last week, I was able to use the airplane seatbelt WITHOUT an extension!

Down another 1.9 lbs, to a total loss of 96 lbs. New pics!

Non-scale victory today: I was able to BEND OVER and TIE MY SHOES without losing my breath!

Since my last check I am down *drumroll please* THIRTEEN AND A HALF POUNDS!!! Of course, most of that is stress leading to NOT eating, because G-d knows a pound a day is way too fast... By the way, that's a total of 94.1 lbs in 23 weeks.

I have accepted a position on the faculty at Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College (my alma mater), and will be relocating to Westchester County NY as soon as I find a place and get packed. I have sent the necessary check to Albany to reinstate my New York license, and as soon as I get it, I will apply for my hospital privileges. As soon as those come through, I will start working.

Another 3 lbs, for a total of 80.6 in 21 weeks. May not post weights for a couple of weeks, as I have been fired again and no longer have access to an accurate scale.

3 weeks behind in updating here (I update weekly on my regular blog at http://drgaellon.livejournal.com). Down 3.9 this week, for a grand total of 77.6 lbs in 20 weeks.

Finally got those new pics uploaded.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/photos/albumId,13347/uzone,photos/action,gallery/

5.1 lb this week (and 1.6 lbs last week), for a total of 69.2 lbs in 17 weeks. I have new pics, I just need to crop and post them.