Hi Lori, welcome aboard. Your weight loss IS AMAZING. For the chart I need your goal weight in addition to the numbers you already gave me. xosm

Another person to hit goal FAN FREAKIN TASTIC!!!

Today: 165lbs

NOT that i am happy you did that but YEAHHHH its not just me lololol there is safty in groups lol. and gf i think you look so amazing!!! and thank you for the compliment!!!! i wish oneday we could all meet!!! J

Hiya Gosh. I come here and read sometimes, I think I just got tired of talking about WLS all of the time, I actually kinda sorta feel normal and have nothing to complain about LOL. I'm doing very well, thanks. I did find out over the summer that I have a rather large hernia [it's like small people boob sized, right next to my vertical scar]. It doesn't bother me much, but limits what exercise I can do. I wanted to take belly dancing and kick boxing and yoga, but now that will have to wait a bit. I was actually thrilled to have it since it should ensure that I get a tummy tuck out of the deal. I had said that I never wanted to have surgery again, but since I HAVE to, I am happy to have the opportunity to have a flat stomach again. I have no problems with food, I can EAT! and so far have tolerated everything I have tried. I even had a sliver of cheesecake on my birthday. As long as I pay attention to the portion sizes I feel good and am satisfied! I enjoy food in a different way, if I don't enjoy it, I don't eat it, which is a huge accomplishment. My activity level over the summer was super high, I didn't have any structured exercise, but was feeling good and getting out a lot. In Septemeber, I bought a treadmill so when the yucky weather comes I will have an outlet to burn all the calories I take in! I've done it about twice a week since getting it, but we're still getting out on the boardwalk and the like a lot, so I'm not overly worried. I'd like to do it at least 3x a week once the winter hits. I am super vigilant with my vitamins and protein shake every morning. I still log all of my intake on FitDay and am getting at least 1200 calories in a day, at least 100g of protein, at least 70 ounces of fluids. I would like to tweak the calories a bit, cut down on the fat and carbs will lower the calorie count for sure, and I know I can get more fluids in, if I put more effort in. That's my goals for this next month. I am also seriously considering joining WW again, I lost 110+ pounds with them before I got preggo and I think it's a great, healthy, easy way to eat. I think it may be a little easier to keep track of my intake, the only think that is holding me back is the cost and the weekly weigh in. Right now I only weigh on the 1st for charting, and the 15th [my anniversary date]. I don't like being a slave to the to the scale, though, so I haven't made the commitment. My blood work was spot on except for my liver function tests, which we suspect is fatty liver slowly resolving itself. I have to have a sono of my belly to make sure no ducts are blocked [I had my gallbladder out years ago], but we don't think it's that since I have no pain. I am FINALLY feeling a little difference in my size. My old bras fit now [the pretty ones! - which is good because without a bra my boobs are like loooong floppy pancakes]. I am still wearing my big clothes and some of the middle size clothes that I had from right after I had Jessica and had lost about 40 pounds. Things are baggy and I hadn't minded, but just recently I was wishing I could afford to buy me some pants and tops that actually FIT. I am FEELING smaller, which is cool, even though I'm still over 200lbs. If I think about it I still worry that I won't lose any more weight, but OTOH, I am beyond thrilled with my health and well being at this weight. If I never lost another pound I would still consider myself lucky. Hmmmm, what else? My daughter started school and is doing AMAZING. She's also in ballet twice a week, and we're trying to get her into soccer. With school 2 days a week and ballet supposed to be once a week, I thought that would be MORE than enough, but every day the first thing she says when she wakes up is 'what are we doing today, mom?' So this week we are adding a second ballet class at her request and next Sunday we will try soccer, again at her request. We had such a busy summer and she's thrived with all the activity, so I think it will be fine. I was thinking the other day that even though I don't post I'll do the chart FOREVER. But it dawned on me that not long from now we will all have made goal and there won't be a need for a chart, I don't know why that's a tiny bit sad for me, I suppose it's my connection to everyone since I haven't been an active poster. So that's the SHORT version, ha ha, betcha your sorry you asked ... xosm