Update on me

Cut and paste from my profile: My daughter turned 7 with another big party. She's doing really well and I'm amazed at how quickly time passes. I still miss my mother like crazy. I know she'd be really proud of me, and I wish she had lived to see it. I like to think she's somewhere patting me on the back. Some days I really feel her presence with me. I went for my annual check-up with my general practitioner and got my report card (lab work): Glucose: 93 (70-100) B-12: 532 (220-1000) Total Cholesterol: 150 (100-200) Triglycerides: 64 (50-150) HDL: 74 (40-80) LDL: 63 (66-130) this is the "bad" cholesterol Ferritin: 16 (10-155) Iron Level: 109 (42-135) Total Iron Binding Capacity level: 406 (250-400) Can you say HEALTHY HEALTHY HEALTHY? Work continues to go really well. I can't believe what a difference I feel from when I did this work before. I'm no longer so panicky and stressed out. I can manage the stress of the job and pace myself and work my way through things. I find myself looking at the complaints of my co-workers and seeing my old self and feeling so glad to be free of that. I know that I may not always feel this way, but for now I feel just fabulous!! I used to feel so overwhelmed and frazzled and incapable. Now I know I can do the job (although I still need to learn some things) and I am the one who is eager to volunteer to do things, to jump in and say YES, not whine and say no. I'm sure some of the difference is being on medication for my depression and growing up some. But I know that the weight loss has led to higher self-esteem and higher energy. I am in such a happy place in my life right now: in a great place, good home, happy family, great job, healthy and capable. There are always things that I can work on and things I can't change but choose to accept, but I am just so grateful for what I have. My eating is what it is. I don't eat a strict perfect diet; I enjoy some sweets and some fatty things and I snack sometimes. My appetite is not what it used to be. Most of the time I can stop after a small serving, and I just don't find myself wanting things as much. My weight is down another two pounds, so I'm only about 9 pounds over my original goal weight of 135. I think 120 would be a good place if I was really athletic, but I'm happy with anything between where I am now and that. Hope everyone else is feeling as good as I am, and if you aren't I'm happy to be whatever body part you need me to be: an ear, a shoulder, etc. Huggers, Susan 265/144/135

Congratulations on your good health and attitude. You seem to be in a great place right now. Thanks for being an inspiration. Melissa 270/125/120? 5'2''

Susan - Sounds like you're doing great. Being happy in your life is at least half the battle. Continued success. I lost my mom almost 5 years ago. It's easier today than it was then, but it's not easy some days still - I don't think it every goes away. But in someways it's comforting because by remembering her she's still part of my life.