I know it's been a long time since I've posted a blog about my progress and I can blame it on numerous things, but I'm going to skip all that and just get down to the details. 
How have I been:
 Things have actually been pretty smooth sailing.  Learning to re-eat has been the hardest part (chew chew chew).  I'm trying to get in as much protein as I can because my hair is thinning, but I see that as only a temp. problem.  I drink water constantly all day.  I eat probably about 2 meals a day and maybe 1 snack.  In the morning is when I have a big dose of protein in the form of a RTD shake.  This has been a problem!  I have been searching for a protein that I could drink without making me want to hurl and I finally found one about a month ago.  Its WorldWide Pure Protein RTD shakes.  They don't taste "proteiny" to me.  They do leave a thick film on your lips and mouth after you drink them.  The good news... they have 35 grams of protein in each can.  So I drink one of those in the mornings to get me started off right.   For lunch I will usually bring either some tuna or left over baked chicken breast.  Then for dinner I will have baked chicken or some baked fish.  I'm never really hungry.  I do have cravings of things, but it passes.  I eat a lot of the same stuff all the time.  I get on a routine and it's hard to change it.  I will start adding things soon.  I've been given the okay to eat whatever I would like, just to use my WLS knowledge and chew chew chew and don't get over 1200 calories a day.  I don't think that will be a problem.  I probably barely get 600-700 calories a day.  I also take my vitamins & suppplements like a good WLS patient.  I don't really have a relationship with food anymore.  I eat to live and that's about it.  I mean I don't hate food, it's just that I use to LOVE it so much and now... well... not so much.   Now... enough of that - you want the good stuff.  
How much have I lost:
Well when I went on my 6 month supervised diet (around 11/20/2007) I weighed 316lbs at the doctors office. 
Day of surgery (at the hospital) I weighed 278lbs. 
11 week check-up I weighed 241lbs
So I have lost a total of 75lbs since November 2007.  It feels good to say that I have lost that much weight, but it's still embarassing to have been that big.   Since having surgery I have lost 37 of the 75lbs in around 3 months. I was kinda upset by how slow my weightloss is going.  I spoke to the doctor about it and he said that I am doing just fine.  It's good to lose it slow and that since I've also lost a lot of weight within a year it could be slowing, so it's just going to take some more time. My next appointment with him isn't until April of 2008.  WOW!  I was surprised it was that far away, but he says that I am doing super.
 I will be taking some pictures next weekend to show the changes in my full body appearance from my highest weight until now.  I've been thinking about starting a YouTube video blog, but I'm not sure.  It feels weird being on camera.  Over the next 2 days I hope to get a treadmill put together.  It doesn't look easy.  Wish me luck! 
I'll update more when I post new pics. 

Take Care-
~Amber~

Oh... and it's been over 5 months since I quit smoking and less than 200 days and I graduate!!