6 MONTHS POST-OP

Dec 17, 2008

I feel like me again.  After the nausea at the beginning of the post-op experience and the exhaustion throughout the summer I can honestly say I feel good now.  I feel like the old Erica.  The Erica who is not carrying around all that extra weight and the Erica that has a decent level of energy.  I am down to 168.5 lbs from a high of 249 at surgery on 6/16/08.  I need to commit to an exercise program and commit to planning my meals ahead of time.  Overall, I'm doing really well.  My biggest challenge right now is all the Christmas treats coming into my home.  I found out I don't dump when I eat a small amount of "goodies".  This can be a bad thing because grazing has been a vice for me.  I don't want to get into bad habits again.  I just need to take life one day at a time and stay on track or get back on track if I'm slipping.  I'm thankful I had this surgery.  I needed this extra help.  I want to get down to 135 lbs.  My goal is to reach this weight by 5/1/09.  I think that is realistic.  I will try to post more often to help others and keep myself accountable.  Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa and Happy Life!

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