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Well, I made it to the one year mark and feel absolutely fantastic about my decision to have VSG. I am thrilled with the progress I have had to date and just wish I had done it earlier. That being said I realize I can't change the past and I have to let it go and concentrate on each day ahead of me.

Months 10-12 were quite rough. I didn't lose a lot, had some weird regain and then finally came back down to my low of 162. I seem to be stuck there again but I am happy with it. I have let some carbs slip back in the last month and I do feel if I can just keep them at bay I'll make my revised goal of about 155 by mid July.

Just today I had a young lady I coached in basketball at my elementary school one of my first years teaching come up to me in a store. She said "Can I ask you a questions? Are you Ms. G?" When I replied yes, she was so excited and just kept saying "Wow...Wow...I can't believe how amazing you look. You're a whole different person but I just knew when I saw your face that you had to be Ms. G". That was pretty cool!

Now that I have lost the weight I have to keep my head in the game. It's hard, as I don't want to feel like I am on a "diet" all the time. So..I try to eat as clean as I can most of the time and try not to get down on myself when I have a slip up or a splurge (as I prefer to call it! :-). I think it will always be a challenge to make sure that I am keeping myself in check. I feel confident in myself and the changes I have made to my lifestyle. I'm not perfect but I really do feel as though I have the tools and the strength to keep on track. Time will tell, of course, but I'm going to give it my absolute best shot!

Well...I finally got some pictures uploaded to the site. I am pretty amazed when I look at them and see my stomach when I am leaning on the panther in Florida Everglades National Park last March Break. I don't think I ever saw myself as big as I was...and now I don't think I see how much smaller I have become. It's crazy how our brain is constantly playing tricks on us.

Sorry I couldn't figure out how to get them in the right order or put captions. The most recent pics are from Christmas when I am standing with my husband in Roatan...which was about 7 1/2 months out from surgery last May. The most recent is the blue shirt and leggings from last week. I will be 9 months out from surgery on Thursday the 13th!