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It has been 1yr and 3mons since surgery and I am offically down 115lbs. I was reviewing my list of goals tonight that I had honestly choose a year ago and never looked at them again. I have achieved 6 of my 8 goals. I could not be happier with most everything. Except you really find out who your friends are. I've lost a few but gained some even better along the way. My kids are proud that I'm there mom. My husband has a renewed attraction to me and my parents are so excited. It hasn't been easy but I would do it again in a heart beat. My most favorite part of all of this is seeing people I haven't seen in a while and them not even recognizing me. I have honestly had coworkers I haven't seen in a while, introduce themselves to me. It was all a dream and now it's my reality.

I know, I know it has been forever since I have blogged, but this isn't easy remembering all the things I say I'm going to blog about and never get around to doing it. So let me think. Weight loss is going great. I have currently lost 92lbs and counting. I am happy to report that I have taken all the advice about modeling and accually done something with it. I sent in some photos to Torrid and I got a call back for a test shoot (photos posted on page). I haven't yet heard anything but even if I don't I've decided to actively pursue this avenue. I am now about 12lbs away from onederland and I can't get there soon enough.

I really need to start blogging more so I thought I would write a little something today. Well things have been going well and my WL has been steady. I leave next week on my cruise and I can't wait. I do however have a great NSV to report that I am very happy about. I have been going to a trainer maybe once or twice a week since March but most of my work outs are on my own being that the trainer is pricey. He always comments on how good he thinks I have done just in the few months he has known me. So I decided to show him my before picture and he was amazed. He was so impressed that he asked me to take a recent picture and give him a copy of the old and recent so that he can use me to motivate his clients. I haven't yet done it but i definently will. It is such an incredible feeling to know how far I have come and how hard I have worked and that someone accually would like to use me to help support others. YEAH ME!!!!!!!!!!!

So I went to my doctor on Thursday and got another slight fill. About .4cc. Which puts me @ 3.8cc in my 4cc band. This fill is pretty tight. I can get down fluids and I have had some beans but everything else just hasn't gone down. I am going on a family cruise in June and I am so excited, especially since my parents and grandmother have not seen me since May of last year. I need the tight fill in order to up my weight loss before the trip. Oh, did I mention that my husband is out of state working and has not seen me in a month and a half. He will be so surprised as well. I can't wait to see everyone and show them how hard I have worked. One problem though, has anyone else felt like their still wearing fat gogles? I can't see any change in me unless I look at pics from before and compare with the after. I know my cloths are smaller and the girl in the mirror is thinner but once I walk away from the mirror the fat girl gogles go back on and I can't see my progress. That SUCKS and I hope it will change.  

So I haven't posted anything since surgery and I'm sure someone out there may be wondering.  I had surgery 12/21/07 and it went well. I had some pain but nothing extra ordinary. I returned to work in 3 days taking liquid tylenol for pain. Everything up until and including now, has gone very well. I have had 3 fills since surgery. The last one, as some of you may know was an over fill. I was soooooo tight I was vomiting foam. I went back to the doctor and got a slight unfill of .4cc and I could literally  feel the pressure relieve when he removed the fluid. Well it has been 3 weeks since that episode so I think I will go back in and get another slight fill. Weight loss: my weight loss has been consistant. To date I have lost  53lbs from my starting weight of 309 and I've never felt better.

 O.K. so today starts the first day of my pre-op liquid diet. I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired that I know this will go well. My husband has started the liquid diet in support of me as well as a few co-workers. And to think initially I didn't want to tell anyone at work and now they are a couple of my biggest supporters.