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Wow, I haven't been on here in a while. I have been so busy the past few months with work, school and life. As of today, I'm down 86#s and I feel good! I'm still experiencing back problems, however my PCP said that it will be normal until I get down to a steady weight. After I had my surgery my first major goal was to be down 100#s by December and looks like I will definitely meet that goal. My ideal weight would be 165-170#s for my height and body type I think that is healthy. A main focus of mine is to keep and gain some of muscle back, I have lost some of it in my legs and butt, so I'm working on getting that back right now. Even at 7 months post-op there are foods and smells that still make me sick to my stomach. I don't find myself throwing up that often anymore and I believe that chewing up and not eating quickly has a great deal to do with it. Salad, chicken, tuna, beans and veggies are honestly the only things that I know for fact will not make me sick and I try to eat them as often as possible. Sometimes I my stomach can tolerate milk but then there are times when I experience the stomach cramping, so I have to be causeous about my dairy. I still find myself not eating like I should (not enough and missing meals) or eating things that I know I shouldn't but when I realize it, I get back on track and for me I think that is big step to sticking with this process.  I don't want to ever end up where I was 10 months ago, I can't believe how bad things had gotten for me and my weight. However, now with my new tool, I know that I will never go back, this new journey is a journey that I will be on for the rest of my life and I will be successful!!

It is seven weeks after my surgery and I feel pretty good. I hadn't realized how much of a difference, my 40 lbs. lost so far, has made on my appearance until today when I returned back to work. Here I was thinking......40 lbs. is not that much and although I could tell I lost weight I really didn't pay that much attention to it. I only wish that I would have taken my measurements before my surgery so that I know how many inches I am losing also. Every day is a different day, some good and some bad but in the end the choice to have the surgery will definitely be worth it in the end.