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Wow! Its been a very long time since ive been on here. I will be 2 1/2 years out on 8/2/11. I lost a total of 198lbs in 12 mos of having surgery and have successfully kept it off. I found out in March that i was pregnant. I am due 11/18 we are having a girl! I am soooo excited i am finally able to have children! This is why i had the surgery. I must say the weight gain of pregnancy has not been easy though. I have put on 25lbs and am 6 mos along. Its hard to see the numbers go up on the scale after losing all that weight. I just hope after having her ill be able to lose it all and maybe a few more :) My dr isnt concerned about my weight gain but it is very hard to cope with. It came to the point where i just dont get on the scale anymore bc it will drive me crazy. I havent been eating terribly or too much so i know its not due to those factors. My pregnancy has been normal and she is measuring right on track. That was one of my biggest fears about getting pregnant, would the baby be ok? I  was extra paranoid in the beginning but now can rest easy knowing shes fine in there and healthy. Hope the next three months continue to be good as well.

Ok so 1/2 i was 11 mos out.  i have lost 189lbs and have 11 to lose to hit my goal!!! i want to do this by the end of feb so i really hope it happens that would be great! i have certainly surpassed my expectations already so thats great...my goal jeans (to wear by feb) was a 14reg and i am in a size 10 so i definitely beat that one. i cant believe it.  i cant believe its already almost been one year and still feels like it was just yesterday that i had the surgery.  i will never forget that first day of surgery or any day after for that matter.  I am so glad i have been successful with this and hope it continues for years to come...one of my only concerns now is getting all this skin removed oh how i wish ins would cover it as it is medically necessary but what can you do? 

OK so i am so close to hitting my goal im getting excited i have 23lbs to go to hit my goal by february.  I really hope i can do it!!! I have been taking in more protein and everything so hopefully i can get the rest of these lbs off by then.  Wish me luck!!

So on MOnday i was nine months out.  I am down 170lbs! 30 to go to hit my goal of 160!!! I hope i hit it.  Ok so i have really started plateauing bad! In october i only lost 5lbs but this month i've already lost two.  My goal is to lose five but i really wanna lose ten i hope i can do it.  I know i need to increase my protein and exercise but i haven't and that is a contributing factor no doubt.  But all is well!! I couldn't be happier with my results so far my goal jeans are gettin loose which is nice i would like t owear a size 12! i havent since like 6th grade!!! I would have this surgery again in a heartbeat! It is the best thing i could have ever done for myself, my life, my health!!! I am amazed even if i am in a rut about slowing down i still always have to remember where i came from and how much progress i have made in such a short amount of time!!

Ok so i am a lil over 8 mos out and feelin great!!! i only have 36lbs to go to hit my goal and am already wearing my goal jeans which i might add are very comfy!!!! They are a reg 14 i think the last time i wore those was in 7th grade. Thats crazy! I cant believe the success i've had in such a short time and i hope it keeps up!! i have been slowing down here lately and not liking that so im needing to find my motivation again and work out and get more protein in so i can keep losing so the next 36lbs will be a breeze.  Hopefully if i get the new opening at work working out wont be put off as much bc now since im working late hrs when i get off of work i go out go home go to bed so if i get off earlier i can work out then go out and all that good stuff.  I also started taking the pill so i dunno if thats affecting my weight loss slowing down too...ive never taken it before so i dunno if thats common or not, Anyone know? If so let me know. I dont see the surgeon again til dec 3rd to check labs then again in feb for my 1 yr check up.  Wow these last few months have been absolutely amazing and would do it again in a heartbeat!!!

Wow!!! I can't believe it!!! I am finally under 200lbs!!! I am so happy! I can't remember the last time i was under 200lbs!!! It is absolutely amazing to have already come this far.  I have lost 162lbs and weight 198lbs thats incredible!!! I can't wait to continue to see results.  Something that really shocks me is that i didn't think i would be under 200 until the mid or end of oct so i am that much more excited and only 38lbs to go to hit my goal!!! Yay!!!

Ok so yesterday i was seven months out!! already?!?!?! wow!!! its been anamazing seven months.  i have lost 145lbs and only have 55lbs to go to hit my goal weight of 160 by end of feb.  I was able to put on my goal jeans last week!!! that was exciting!!! they are a size 14 and not plus!!! i think i was in 7th grade the last time i wore that size.  I was absolutely amazed! Its so awesome i would do this again in a heartbeat.  It astounds me when i look at preop pics or put the measuring tape back to the original measurements before surgery every month when i do my measurements.  Its so hard to believe that that was me and at the same time i will never forget it.  Its hard to believe how much i have changed and its hard to see it in the mirror.  In pics i can tell but when i look at myself i see the old me and thts hard and a lot to deal with.  the extra skin doesnt help much either but i cant do anything about that for a while anyways.  But everything has gotten much easier. i am still eating 2oz of food and not feeling hungry.  I am not getting sick as much but i def have my moments.  I've pretty much got a good routine down for everyday.  I have been taking all of my vitamins everyday (without forgetting) for a good few weeks so hopefully that keeps up bc i forget stuff so easily these days and its usually the evening vitamins i forget.  My anxiety is still horrible.  My friend asked me to go out with her saturday and my anxiety has been horrible about it all week and the closer it gets to saturday the worse it is so hopefully im able to get over my anxiety and go out. that would be nice...we will see....but so far these last 7 mos have been  great hopefully it continues.  :ast month i lost almost 18lbs!!! yay!! my goal this is 10lbs so hopefully i will hit it.  Ive started to increase my exercise i want to increase protein too that way i wont plateau so early im dreading when that happens....

OK, so i havent had access to a computer lately so i can finally keep up. I will be six months out on aug 2nd and cant believe its already almost been half a yr it has flown by. AS of today i am down 126.4lbs and only have about 74 to go to hit my goal. i hope i can do it. i have noticed my weight loss slowing down. i was averaging 20lbs every mo but last mo i had only lost 16.8lbs and ill prob. be close to that again this mo. thats probably the hardest thing for me right now...watching my weightloss slow down but i still have to look at it as still losing weight but it is hard. on the plus side ive had better luck with food especially meat settling lately. There were a couple of bad days last week but overall it has gotten much much better thank God! Im still only eating two ounces and still very satisfied with that. ive also been using recepies out of a cookbook i got especially for after the surgery and have had great experiences with them so far so thats good. i still cant believe its almost been six months...sometimes it feels like such a long time ago and most of the time it feels like i just had the surgery yesterday. i am still very happy with my progress so far and would do the surgery again in a heartbeat. this was by far the best decision i have ever made!!!

So i am two months and 3 days out!!! i am down 65.8lbs!! I cant believe it!! ive lost 4 yrs of weight in 2 months!!! I am so happy and would definitely do it again! I am still having a hard time toleratin g foods but this week has been pretty good....i'll just keep trying until i find things that work for me and until  then i know to stay away from certain meats and foods.  I am feeling great though.  I am doing this calander that Anji bought me when i had my surgery and keeping photos i cant beleive the difference already. At the end of march i did my measurements again and put it to where i was pre op and couldnt believe how far out the measuring tape stuck out....i cant imagine what i must have looked like then i cant beleive i let it get that bad.  I was so happy when i hit under 300lbs bc once that was gone i had said to myself i will NEVER let the scale read that high ever again.  Its amazing how this has changed me sooo much already.  I am so happy and love the journey im on even if i do throw up every now and again! Its worth it!!!

This week has been very hard.  I went back to work and have also been getting sick on anything i eat.  I went back to work monday and only worked 2 1/2 days.  I threw up 3-4 times this week. But it wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be.  However i haven't been able to tolerate very many things i have been eating so i have to take it one meal at a time and hope for the best.  I believe yesterday and (last sunday) were the only days this week when i didn't get sick off of any foods i ate the whole day and today....so far so good but haven't had lunch yet.  Thank God my husband is very understanding now though bc he now knows when im sick....IM SICK so he doesn't jump on me about missing work....Thank God!! SO i am about 7 weeks out and down 58lbs!! yay!!! If my goals i set up for myself stay on track like they have been i believe i will lose 100lbs by the end of may...that would be sooo awesome!!! I can already see the weightloss on myself in my face and chest area and i definitely am getting collar bones!!! i've never had them before even when i was smaller....its so cool to run my hand over my neck and chest and feel the collar bones w/o sinking in my shoulders....i know it sounds stupid but thats one of those little things i really do appreciate i can do this early out.  My family came down last weekend and couldn't believe how much weight i have lost already...they were shocked....it made me feel so good! I really hope my foods stay down bc i dont like this throwing up stuff but its really not bad...My husband saw me throw up for the first time and couldnt believe that was it it literally looked like i had just spit in the sink. But i know i just gotta remember this is going to happen and not get let down by it.  Things will get better.