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I did it! I needed to hit 229 by this morning....I woke up and weighed in at 229.6 but I will take it...Today is the first day of the 5th month. On Sept 21st I need to be down to 219...my new goal. By the end of the month I am always so sick of seeing the same numbers...such as last month seeing the 230's.....it was nice to see it change to 229. I am sure by the time the next 30 days roll around I will be sick of the 20's too...LOL Keep up the good work everyone...it can be done.

I need to get down 6 more pounds to make it to my 229 mark on August 21st. I got this, one way or another I will make it there. If anyone ever tells you that surgery is the easy way out, make sure to tell them to kiss your *** because every month I work very hard to make it my next goal. The surgery is just a tool to help but certainly don't do it all for you! See you all on August 21st to see if I hit my mark!!! I actually went to the fair today and had a blast with my daughter riding all the rides....I was able to fit in rides that I couldn't have never done last year!

I went to the doctors for my 3 month post op appointment and it went great! He was impressed at the point I was at this far....I have lost 42% of my excess body weight already. He said they expect to see 40-60% at 6 months so I am right on track and doing awesome. I think the hardest point is not knowing how well you are doing after surgery, at least it is for me. I am now setting my goal for my 6 month appointment. Today I weight 239 so my goal is 209 minimum and hopefully 199 at least. I would love to say I am no longer in the 200's come my 6 month post op appointment. Cross your fingers everyone....my challenge now begins. Of course they took another appointment of me today too so come the 12 month post op I can see the changes I have made. Oh yeah, I once again can feel and see my collar bones...LOL. Something so simple and taken for granted I can now see again...I love it!

Half way through another month (June21st-July21st) and my goal is at least 10 pounds of weight loss....I am now at 5 pounds as of today so I am right on track. Now to lose the other 5 pounds needed before July 20th...I have started back to work which has made it bit challenging trying to get all my protein in but I am doing it. I also find getting my exercising in difficult since I am exhausted....I shall figure it all out. :) One day at a time

Yesterday I officially broke the 250 mark with 249! I never thought it would happen. My new goal is the same one I have every month which sometimes is easier than others. My want to reach 239 before July 21st which will be the day I am 3 months out. If I can lose 10 pounds a month then I will reach my goal in 9 months meaning, March 2015, making me 159. I cant wait to get their. If anyone thinks bariatric surgery is the easy way out they are so wrong. It takes a lot of work and determination to lose the weight. I must say I love the clothes size dropping though. I was a 34 or 4x and now can fit in 2x and 1x depending on who makes them. Sometimes I still get down on myself but its just me being hard on myself, I rethink and I am fine. I went last night to my first post op group meeting. To be honest I really am not sure what to think yet so I will be attending a few more before deciding if they are for me or not. There were people there that are 3 years post op, which shocked me. We shall see what happens. Right now I am taking everything one day at a time and loving life.....SMILE IT MAY JUST CHANGE SOMEONE'S DAY

I am down to 253.4 today. I am loving the gym so much which I never thought I would. I do my strengthening then my 1/2 hour of walking. This week I started using the program which inclines 2 different times (setting 4) and it kicks my butt. It feels so good at the end knowing I made it another day....there are 10 settings on this one program so I have a ways to go but it must be working because I am losing. I often wonder if I am losing enough but it don't matter because I think everyone loses at a different speed. I will take the 4-5 pound weight loss this week. Keep the exercising up and keep losing :)

As of today, I have lost 23 pounds since surgery. I have lost a total of 41 pounds since December 2013 when I started this journey. I am proud of where I am although I do get stressed with these weight stalls....I know I will start losing again.

I joined the gym on 5/20/13 at the CMMC, the hospital that I had my surgery at. I am now using 13 body strengthening machines every other day as well as walking for 30 minutes 5 days a week. I have came to a stall in my weight loss but will keep at it. Thanks to the support of other members on this site I know I am not alone. I want so badly to fall below the 259 mark...I am sick of seeing 260's....

13 days post op and 19 pounds lost.....feeling great.

As of today, I am 10 days post surgery. The first 72 hours were a bit rough but since that it has been smooth sailing. I am glad to say that I have lost 17 pounds in 10 days just by eating what I was told to. This makes  a total of 35 pounds lost in 4 months or so. Its been amazing and just how much more energy I have is amazing. I can only imagine how much better I will feel as I continue to lose.