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Today makes 5 months since the Vertical sleeve and I am still happy. I have lost 57.3 pounds!!! I am 3 pounds away from being half way to my goal weight. I can't believe it! Yesterday I got home from vacation time in Virginia and Florida and the first thing I did was jump on the scale. I was so happy to see that I'd lost 2 pounds, especially since I did eat a few things that were not on the diet. Only thing I can attribute to the weight loss is that I did do a lot of walking at the mall in Virginia and at Epcot. But for the most part my family made sure I ate properly. I brought my protein shakes with me and as soon as I got to Florida I bought more shakes and 100 calorie greek yogurt. Of course I had pistachio nuts ( it is my addiction). Other than eating garlic French bread and a cake from starbucks, I did well. Ohh yeah I also grabbed a hand full of backed French fries, this cause my sister-in-law to smack my fingers and I got a good scolding from her. That happened on my last day there.  While I was on vacation my sisters took me shopping for clothes, since I hadn't gone shopping for myself since the surgery. I was shocked to see that am now able to fit all this fineness into a size 14!! I started off wearing a 22-24 dress. My mother also bought me 2 pairs of size 14 jean and 2 shirts size Large.  Man oh man am I happy and excited. I say to myself I would be happy at this weight, but in all actuality I wouldn't. I would be happy to if I could get down to less that 130 pounds but my goal remains 120, which is the high end of my BMI. I look forward to seeing how small I can get. Good luck to everyone on this weight loss journey. You Can Do It!!
 

I'm so happy to say this. It has been a wonderful experience. I have absolutely no regrets. Except like everyone else on the board, I wish I'd done it sooner. But God is good and everything is going as planned. I am in love with getting dressed now. I have yet to buy any new clothes. Living off of clothes in the back of my closet and in boxes. This is the smallest I've ever been since gaining all the weight. Even with my many other diets I never managed to loose this much weight. I've been going to the gym and I notice a increase in my stamina and my strength. I've been lifting weights and doing abdominal crunches and feeling my abdominal muscles growing stronger. It is the best feeling ever. I am 2 lbs away from 50 pounds lost and I'm looking forward to saying that number. I'm actually beginning to believe that I will reach goal of 120 pounds. Loving the new shape that is forming. I HAVE a WAIST!!!!!! and my Belly and breast are shrinking. I'll keep you posted on all the going ons as it happens.

So I have struggled to get in my water since the surgery. I know that is a very important part of weight loss. I have been very frustrated since coming home from the hospital. Hadn't dropped absolutely no weight on the scale since coming home. I know I'm following the plan and I'm not over eating in any way. Calories are almost always below 800 cal. So when I went to my 2 week check up I was extremely depressed to see that it said only 14lbs lost. My body and the way the clothes fit tell me that I'm losing weight. So I went to the store on the way home from the Dr's apt and bought 33oz bottles of water, knowing that if I drink 2 bottles a day it will give me all the water I need. I managed to get in 1 bottle last night and am happy to say that when I woke up this morning I had dropped 2.9 pounds!!!!!!!! Praise the Lord, Thank you Jesus!!! I think I found the ticket to my success.

Had the pleasure of going to the Nutrition seminar. My fiance' went with me. I think He may be a bit overwhelmed by it all. He said he was happy he went and learned a lot. I try to talk to him about the different things I learn about the surgery, pre and post. I think he is going to be very supportive in the long run. He said he dreamt this morning that I was skinny. I can't wait for that to actually happen. One more step closer to the loser's bench.

This month is the last month for 6 months of doctor visits. In 2 weeks will be submitting my final paper work. Insurance says it should only take 2-3 days to approve me for surgery. Getting excited!!! I'm hoping to have surgery next month. Keep me in your prayers. 

And I must say I think it's working!!!

Went to church today and didn't feel soo exhausted and didn't struggle to fight sleep.

Ate lunch and didn't feel like going into a coma afterwards. I think I'm going to be alright after all.

Got a letter in the mail over the weekend saying they have approved my sleep apnea machine.  So ready for a good nights rest and not headaches.