Elisa V. from Houston, TX

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I'm down 79 lbs.  Yea!!

It's been a few weeks since my last post.  I'm down 74 lbs., which is really exciting!  I hit a second plateau for a couple of weeks, which was really frustrating.  Next week will be the six month anniversary of my WLS. Time flies when you're having fun!!   :-)

Well ... I just got back from two weeks of business/holiday travel.  I had a great time celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday with my family and in-laws.  I exercised every morning the week of my business travel and most mornings the week of my holiday travel.  While I have not lost weight in the last two weeks .... I DID NOT GAIN WEIGHT (Yea!).  I ate out a lot and tried to make the best choices most times.  However, toward the end of my holiday travel, I was eating much more fat and carbs than usual.  It's time for me to get BACk ON TRACK!  :-)

I lost two more pounds this week!  I'm down to 229!  Down 71 lbs!  I am no longer morbidly obese or severely obese ... I'm just plain obese!  :-)  I need to lose 32 more lbs. to be "slightly overweight."  Working on it!  I'm on business travel the next two weeks.  I am committed to not gaining weight!!  I got up at 5:00 AM this morning and went to a local gym to exercise.

Just got back from vacation.  I lost two more pounds!!  I exercised every morning for one hour (cardio).  I logged all my meals in my food journal.  I had some good days and some bad days, but, all in all, I didn't over do it and I was able to lose weight while on vacation!

I lost four pounds this week!  I'm on my way to Key West, FL for a one-week vacation.  I can't wait to sit on the beach and just relax and do nothing!

I broke my stall!  I lost three pounds this week!  Yea!!  Fifty-seven (57) more pounds to go to reach my doctor's goal weight for me (180 lbs.)!

I haven't lost any weight in the last three weeks, but I have lost inches.  I wear a size 18/20 now!  Maybe I'm gaining muscle mass.  I started strength/weight training with a personal trainer a couple of weeks ago.  Unfortunately I am at a comfortable weight for my body.  Many years ago when I was a vegetarian, I weighed 240 lbs. for seven years or so.  So ... I'm going to refocus on the weight loss 101 basics (i.e., drinking protein shakes and lots of water, and limiting carbs and fat) in hopes that it will jump start my weight loss again and end this @#$%&! plateau!

I am down 60 lbs and 25 inches (I am 5' 8")!  I have lost 50% of my excess body weight in just three short months!!!  Sixty (60) more pounds to go to reach my doctor's goal weight for me (180 lbs.)!

I saw my GPB surgeon on Sunday (June 17).  (My one year post-op date is June 27, 2007.)  He was very pleased with my progress.  He told me that I don't need to lose any more weight.  He said that I have a lot of excess skin, that when removed, will place me at or below my goal weight.  He took some blood work.  I'll post my lab results once I receive them.  I have a consult with Dr. LoMonaco, a plastic surgeon, tomorrow.