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Well here I am 9 months and 1 week out and down 115.4 pounds. I am now only weighing myself about once every other week.

On July 2nd I stopped by my PCP and stood on the scale. OMG you are not going to believe this but I am down 108 pounds total. I weigh 191.8, and wanted to cry. I actually went back and stood on the scale again to make sure I read it correctly. I looked that thing up and down like I was trying to solve some physics problem. I went back to the desk and asked for paper, had to do the math. LOL Then I checked it one more time. So I made my Century Card and posted it in my photos.

I weighted myself this morning and I am down to 203 lbs. I have not been this weight in more than 14 years. I am in the process of getting all my jeans together because I am in size 14 now. I will measure myself tomorrow morning and give an update on the inches lost. I always measure in the same places. Upper arm, forearm, hips, chest, waist, thigh, and calf. 
I went to Walmart this morning to get some shorts to wear and tried on and bought size 12/14 and was almost in tears.

I am officially down 90 pounds even. I am totally blown away, and sitting at my desk at work crying. OMG I never imagined that I would be this weight again. 90 freaking pounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a quick recap. 
Jeans from 28W to 16W
Panties from size 12 to 7
Shoes from size 8 1/2W to 7 1/2 W
Shirts from size 3X to size L


Totally blown away and grateful.

Ok so it has been two weeks since my last update and I am very happy to report that I am still 80 pounds down. I got really sick when the weather changed and my doc put me on steriods for my asthma, couldnt breathe, and I put back on 8 pounds which has taken another week and a half to come off. But as long as it came back off I will try not to complain to much.  
Today I am wearing a size 16/18 shirt and size 16 black pants. I am so  happy that I could just scream.

I am officially down 80 whole pounds from my highest weight and down 10 sizes in my pants. I went shopping last weekend and was able to buy size Large tops and size 16 and 18 bottoms, depending on who makes them. LOL

I went from size 46G bra down to size 40DD which is a hugh relief, and from size 12 panties to size 8. 

The only clothinig I have not replaced is my socks, they still fit. LOL

I have posted new pictures that were taken today at work to my profile.

Here I find myself 11 weeks out as of yesterday morning and down 54.6 pounds. I got my blood work back from the lab yesterday and am very happy to find that my cholesterol is down from 228 to 188 which is 40 whole points, my triglycerides are down from 115 to 106 which is 9 points, my glucose is down from 106 to 100 which is still just a point above normal but it is getting better. 

I have started a normal work out with a friend of mine and will be at the gym 4 or 5 days a week. As of now we are doing lower body on Monday and upper body on Tuesday then lower body on Wednesday and upper body again on Thrusday cardio on friday and some weeks even Saturday. 

Well here I sit at the computer again amazed with my own progress. I will be 10 weeks post op tomorrow morning and I am down 52.6 pounds and 25.5 inches total. I have gone down 6 pant and 4 dress sizes and officially have NO bras that fit. My shoe size has gone down 1.5 sizes and my undie size has gone down 3 sizes. 
But better than the sizes, I have only used my inhaler once since surgery and my blood pressure has already returned to normal ranges. I have my first blood tests next saturday and I cant wait to compair those numbers.

I feel truely blessed and my life will never be the same. 

Thank God for Barix and Dr. Pupkova

Wow another couple weeks down and the rest of my life to go. It has officially been 5 weeks since my new life began and I could not be happier.
I was once told, actually got a letter from Barix about having thoughts like "oh why did I do this to myself" or "What have I gotten myself into" and I am very happy to say that I have not thought or said that one time. This was and will always be the best decision I have ever made. I am officially down 37 pounds without going to the gym. I have a knee injury that flares up every time I touch a treadmill, so I am banned from them by my pcp and am still losing weight. I am hoping that after I take off another 30 pounds I can get on the eliptical machine, they tend to not irritate my knee as much. I will be going to the pool nightly starting after the new year.

I can not believe that is has been three weeks already. I am amazed that the little bit of weight, actually ton of weight I have already lost has made such a difference in how I am feeling, sleeping, and moving around. 
I was able to wear my jeans yesterday, which is something I have been putting off so that I didn't bump or rub my stomach to much, and they are to darn big. Can you believe that? I am so excited that I will be able to give them away in the next few weeks or a month.